County Gas Prices 68 Cents Higher Than a Year Ago

1. The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular unleaded gasoline in San Diego County is nearly $3.82 cents Monday. That's 1.4 cents more than a week ago, 2.3 cents less than last month, and 68.2 cents more than at this time last year.

2. An investigation was under way Monday into a fiery crash in which a man was killed on a state Route 94 offramp in the city of San Diego. The man was the sole occupant of a Kia Rio that crashed into a tree on the Euclid Avenue offramp of westbound state Route 94 just after 11:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Rio became fully engulfed in flames, the CHP reported. No other details were immediately released.

3. More than 1,700 firefighters were battling a 11,000-acre brush fire Monday in northeastern San Diego County, authorities said. The Eagle Fire, which was burning on the Los Coyotes Indian Reservation and at Anza Borrego Desert State Park, broke out about five miles east of
Warner Springs Thursday night and was 40 percent contained as of Sunday evening, according to Cal Fire. Five firefighters suffered minor injuries and one outbuilding has burned since the fire broke out, and an estimated $4.5 million has been spent battling it so far, the state agency reported. Check back with Patch for continued coverage.