Police on Tuesday identified the couple, including the woman who was killed, after a man allegedly crashed his truck into a home in Bay Park.
San Diego police arrested Stephen Coates, 62, on suspicion of murder following the death of Monica Coates, 61, officials said in a news release.
She had called 911 at 7:38 a.m. Monday to report that her husband had crashed his pickup truck into their residence, police said.
Several neighbors called to report the collision at 4312 Dakota Drive, with one reporting hearing screams inside the residence following the crash.
Officers arrived eight minutes later and called out to the residents, but there was no response. They could see a small fire and smoke inside the home, prompting them to enter to check on the welfare of those inside, police said.
Monica Coates was found dead inside the master bathroom with “severe injuries” consistent with having been burned. Stephen Coates was inside the bathroom suffering from burn injuries.
Officers detained him, providing aid at the scene, before he was taken to a hospital for further treatment.
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department extinguished the small fire and shut off the utilities in the residence, authorities said.
Homicide detectives determined, Lt. Chris Tivanian said, that Stephen Coates was the driver of the vehicle that crashed into the residence and that he was responsible for starting the fire in the home.
“The victim was the only occupant inside the home at the time of the collision,” he said, adding that she had a temporary restraining order against Stephen Coates.
Arson investigators also were called in to investigate the fire.
Anyone with information about the case was urged to call the SDPD’s Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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