3 dead, 8 injured after pickup truck hits spike strip and flips during high-speed chase with Border Patrol

A high-speed chase near the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County ended with three dead and eight injured after a Chevrolet pickup attempted to flee an enforcement stop, hit a spike strip and rolled into an embankment on Interstate 8, authorities said in a statement. The pickup was carrying 11 people -- 9 of whom were lying unrestrained in the bed -- while weaving through traffic and traveling at speeds of more than 100 mph, witnesses said. A male driver and a female passenger were believed to be seated in the cab of the truck, CHP spokesman Officer Travis Garrow said. -- More....