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Darla Renee Jackson allegedly rammed her Nissan sedan into the
back of the man's motorcycle and then ran over the 39-year-old
driver as he lay on the State Route 54 freeway in Chula Vista,
about seven miles (11 km) south of San Diego, according to
California Highway Patrol Officer Jake Sanchez.
The motorcyclist died at the scene, Sanchez said.
The crash occurred during the afternoon rush hour on Thursday
and caused traffic on the heavily used east-west connector to be
shut down for two and a half hours while police investigated.
Sanchez said the road rage incident began on a separate
northbound highway before both drivers took the connecting
freeway east.
"They were in some kind of dispute," he said. "I always tell
people to not get into disputes like this because you don't know
who the other driver is or what their state of mind is or what
they're capable of doing."
Before the two drivers reached the first exit, Jackson allegedly
rammed the motorcyclist, Sanchez said.
The motorcyclist's name has not been released, but police
confirmed he was an active duty member of the U.S. Navy, which
has several bases in the area.
Jackson is being held in the county women's jail and will be
arraigned on first degree murder charges on Tuesday, according
to jail records.
(Editing by Curtis Skinner)
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