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LA MESA WOMAN CRUSHED BY BUS ON HIGHWAY 94

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October 11, 2009 (Dulzura) – La Mesa resident Debra Louise Allen, 42, died yesterday morning after being run over by a bus that struck the motorcycle on which she was a passenger.

The accident occurred on eastbound 94 east of Tecate Road in Dulzura at 10 a.m. on October 10th. According to the San Diego County Coroner’s office, Allen was a passenger on a 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle which tried to pass the bus on a steep, windy grade. Allen was run over and crushed by the bus; the male driver and his motorcycle were pushed to the side of the road.
 

California Highway Patrol and Border Patrol agents responded to a 911 call and confirmed Allen’s death at the scene. Allen resided with her mother in La Mesa.
 

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