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EL CAJON
At least one person died Saturday night when a car went off Olde Highway 80 in El Cajon and rolled down a steep embankment into Flinn Springs County Park.
The crash was reported at 7:47 p.m. at 14787 Olde Highway 80, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Witnesses said the vehicle was a Chrysler PT Cruiser. CHP reported that the person who died at the crash was a female.
The park was closed at the time and someone had to open the gates so that emergency responders could get inside, according to the CHP.