Nation & World News
Nation & World News

4 killed when truck flies off bridge into crowded park

Police stand near the pickup truck that landed at Chicano Park after it flew off a ramp to the San Diego Coronado Bridge in San Diego on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. Four people were killed and nine were injured on Saturday after an out-of-control pickup truck plunged off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and plowed into crowd gathered at a festival below, authorities said. (Hayne Palmour IV/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)
Police stand near the pickup truck that landed at Chicano Park after it flew off a ramp to the San Diego Coronado Bridge in San Diego on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. Four people were killed and nine were injured on Saturday after an out-of-control pickup truck plunged off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and plowed into crowd gathered at a festival below, authorities said. (Hayne Palmour IV/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)
By Jared Leone
Oct 16, 2016

A truck launched through a guardrail and fell nearly 60 feet from a highway overpass into a crowded San Diego park Saturday afternoon, killing at least four people police said.

Police said several others were injured at Chicano Park, where a group of about 100 people were celebrating the La Raza Run motorcycle festival, according to KNSD.

>> Read more trending stories

The driver is alive but was hospitalized with critical injuries. He also was arrested and charged on suspicion of DUI.

About the Author

Jared Leone
More Stories

The Latest

This Oct. 16, 2025, combination of images provided by Hostage's Family Forum shows some of the deceased that were held in Gaza when the latest ceasefire started, from top left, Bipin Joshi, Yossi Sharabi, Guy Illouz, Ran Gvili, Eitan Levi, Dror Or, Itay Chen, Uriel Baruch, second row from left, Amiram Cooper, Joshua Loitu Mollel, Tamir Nimrodi, Oz Daniel, Omer Neutra, Lior Rudaeff, Inbar Hayman, Meny Godard, third row from left, Daniel Peretz, Eliyahu Margalit, Sahar Baruch, Tamir Adar, Tal Haimi, Muhammad Al-Atarash, Hadar Goldin and Arie Zalmanovich. (Hostage's Family Forum via AP)

Credit: AP

A look at the hostages whose remains are still inside Gaza

8m ago

US stocks drop on worries about banks

12m ago

Billionaire Illinois Gov. Pritzker wins blackjack pot of $1.4M in Las Vegas

13m ago

Featured

Corbin Spencer, right, field director of New Georgia Project and volunteer Rodney King, left, help Rueke Uyunwa register to vote. The influential group is shutting down after more than a decade. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2017)

Credit: Hyosub Shin

EXCLUSIVE

New Georgia Project shuts down, ending a decade of political influence in state

Founded in 2013, the organization was credited with registering tens of thousands of left-leaning voters who helped turn Georgia into a political battleground.

In TV ad blitz, ICE makes a play for Atlanta police officers

ICE spent more money on its recruitment campaign in Atlanta this month than in any other city.

Street vendors fear being sidelined by Atlanta’s World Cup permit freeze

Permits for street vendors and community gatherings are on pause downtown during FIFA activities under Mayor Dickens’ executive order issued last month.