(Motorist shot on Interstate 8)....It happened at around 8 Monday morning.

The vehicles were traveling West, about a mile from the Andrade exit. Someone in a newer model Chevrolet Tahoe fired at a mid-sized SUV. A person in the second vehicle was hit by the gunfire. The California Highway Patrol says the suspect vehicle fled the scene. The westbound lanes of I-8 were shut down while the victim was removed at transported to Yuma Regional Medical Center, and later transported to a Phoenix area hospital. The victim's condition is not known. The suspect vehicle was described as a dark color. Officials are investigating the incident and the CHP is asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact the Highway Patrol Winterhaven office. The identity of the victim has not been revealed.