Driver flees police, flips car on I-8 near Hotel Circle

A driver fleeing from San Diego police flipped the car in freeway lanes not far from Hotel Circle after a short chase Monday evening, leaving his passenger injured, police said.

Shortly after 5 p.m. police tried to pull over the car, a Nissan sedan with expired registration, in the area of SeaWorld Drive and Friars Road, Officer John Buttle said.

The driver ran a red light and jumped onto southbound Interstate 5, striking another vehicle as he tried to get away, Buttle said. The fleeing driver soon made his way onto eastbound Interstate 8.

In the area of Taylor Street, he lost control of the Nissan and it overturned, the officer said. The driver got out and ran north across the freeway. He remained at large early Monday evening.

His female passenger was injured, and taken to a hospital for treatment. The extent of her injuries were not clear.

When the Nissan rolled, it struck another vehicle, Buttle said. No one was injured in either of the two vehicles the Nissan struck during the pursuit.