Driver killed in solo crash near Lake Wohlford
A 37-year-old Valley Center man was thrown from his car and killed early Sunday morning after he veered off a roadway and crashed near Lake Wohlford in Valley Center, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash happened about 4:20 a.m. on Lake Wohlford Road east of Duro Road, California Highway Patrol Officer Hunter Gerber said.
The driver, whose name was not released, was heading west toward Valley Center Road when he lost control of his silver Audi A4 and crashed down an embankment, Gerber said in a news release. The driver died at the scene.
Investigators do not yet know if alcohol or drugs may have been factors in the crash, according to Gerber.
Anyone who may have witnessed the wreck or who has information about the driver was asked to call the Highway Patrol’s Oceanside-area office at (760) 643-3400.
Man pleads not guilty in death of Rancho Peñasquitos woman SAN DIEGO
A man accused of killing a woman in her Rancho Peñasquitos condominium last week pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Monday.
Parrish Juan Chambers Jr., 43, is accused in the death of 45-year-old Nahal Connie Dadkhah, whose body was found just before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at a condo on Twin Trails Drive just east of Black Mountain Road.
San Diego police said that responding officers found Dadkhah “obviously deceased’’ inside the condo, while Chambers was located at the residence and arrested. Chambers was taken into custody because the officers saw signs of trauma to the victim’s upper body and believed the death to be “suspicious,” Lt. Steve Shebloski said.
Officers had been to the condo the previous evening on a report of a disturbance there involving Chambers, but left after being unable to make contact with him or anyone else inside, Shebloski said.
The criminal complaint filed against Chambers alleges Dadkah was killed on either June 14 or 15.
“It appears Mr. Chambers did not currently reside at the residence. However, it is clear he was a frequent visitor there,” Shebloski told the Union-Tribune.
The nature of the relationship between the suspect and victim and the motive for the alleged slaying remained unclear. Chambers was being held without bail following his arraignment in San Diego Superior Court.
Fire in Clairemont house knocked down in minutes CLAIREMONT
A fire inside a home was knocked down quickly Sunday afternoon in the Clairemont neighborhood, fire officials said.
The fire was reported shortly before 3:30 p.m. at home on Andalusia Avenue near Triana Street, officials said. Less than 15 minutes after firefighters arrived, crews reported the blaze was supressed.
Overhead electric wires fell onto one of the fire trucks and SDG&E crews were sent to handle the hazard.
Investigators from the Metro Arson Strike Team were looking for the cause of the fire. No damage estimate was immediately available.