Dogs Stranded After I-805 Crash in Sorrento Valley

A San Diego traffic collision landed one man in the hospital and his three dogs in county custody Tuesday.

The dogs – a Mastiff, a French Bulldog and possibly a Corgi, were in the man’s Mercedes C230 when the car slammed into the back of a semi along southbound Interstate 805 near Sorrento Valley Road. The accident happened at approximately 10:30 p.m. and may have involved an impaired driver, officials said.

When California Highway Patrol officers arrived to the scene of the crash they found the dogs uninjured but abandoned when their owner had to be taken to a nearby hospital for some minor injuries.

So CHP officers stayed with the animals on the highway until San Diego County Animal Services arrived.

A car jumper cable was used to leash the dogs to a nearby light pole. The dogs appeared to be unhurt and relaxed. 

The dogs’ owner was treated at Scripps La Jolla and underwent a blood test to see if he was driving while under the influence of a controlled substance.

The cause of the crash was under investigation.
 

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