A 9-year-old girl from Los Angeles County was fatally injured in a multi-vehicle crash today on northbound Interstate 5 blamed on a drunken driver.
The crash at Cassidy Street in Carlsbad occurred shortly after 1 a.m., the California Highway Patrol reported.
The girl was a rear passenger in a Lexus RX330 driven by Michael J. Wright, 23, of Commerce in Los Angeles County, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.
The Lexus struck one vehicle and then collided with other vehicles, according to the medical examiner's office.
Paramedics took the girl to Rady Children's Hospital in Kearny Mesa, where she died minutes later, CHP Officer Larry Landeros said.
Another person was taken to Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Landeros said.
Wright was arrested on suspicion of DUI, according to the CHP.
The girl's name was withheld pending family notification. Her relationship to Wright was not immediately released.
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