A multi-car collision in East County, San Diego, caused multiple injuries on January 15, 2025. According to California Highway Patrol, the 18-year-old was driving a 2003 Nissan 350Z westbound on Dehesa Road, west of Sloane Canyon Road, around 4:10 p.m. Monday. Meanwhile, a 45-year-old man from Spring Valley was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado eastbound,…
Category: Car accidents
San Diego, CA – Fatal Motorcycle Wreck on State Road 78
California Highway Patrol troopers say a motorcycle and pickup truck collided on February 3, 2025, killing one person. The crash was reported around 4:30 a.m. just west of the Rancho Santa Fe exit near San Marcos. The highway was shut down for several hours as investigators combed the area. San Marcos is the site of…
San Diego, CA – Hit-and-Run Driver Seriously Injures San Diego Pedestrian
An unknown motorist sent a 57-year-old woman to the hospital when, on February 6, 2025, she tried to cross the street in La Playa. According to the San Diego Police Department, the woman was crossing from west to east in the north crosswalk of the 3700 block of Talbot Street at approximately 7:16 p.m. when…
San Diego, CA – Spilled Semi-Truck Load Causes Several Crashes in Encinitas
Investigators believe that rainy conditions contributed to several wrecks on Interstate 5 when, on February 7, 2025, a semi-truck slid off the road, scattering fertilizer bags on the highway. Officials closed the third and fourth lanes on southbound Interstate 5 just north of Leucadia for several hours. An atmospheric river dumping rain on Northern California…
San Diego, CA – Fatal Chain Reaction Car Crash near SDSU
A multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 8 near San Diego State University in January 2025 resulted in the death of a 43-year-old man. On the morning of Jan. 26, a pickup truck stalled on the left shoulder of westbound I-8, located just east of the Waring Road off-ramp. That vehicle was struck in the back by…
San Diego, CA – Wrong-Way Driver Causes Multiple Fatalities
On January 6, 2025, a wrong-way driver caused a fireball crash on a Pasadena freeway that killed two people and seriously injured several others. The incident took place around 8:10 a.m. on the westbound side of the freeway near North San Rafael Avenue, officers said. Though the exact circumstances leading up to the collision remain…
San Diego, CA – Multiple NYE DUI Crashes
Emergency personnel responded to several DUI crash calls on New Year’s Eve, including one in Rancho Peñasquitos and one in Linda Vista. A Linda Vista witness described the accident scene. “I was not expecting this to be honest, first time happening here, but we can see that the guy was speeding. He was definitely driving…
San Diego, CA – Vehicle Crashes into Tree and Kills San Diegan
On January 3, 2025, a speeding Mission Bay Park-area driver lost control of his vehicle and smacked into a tree. The crash happened in the area of Hospitality Point Park, according to the San Diego Police Department. The driver of a 2020 Jeep Wrangler was traveling at a high rate of speed in a 2020…
San Diego, CA – Man Rescues Woman From Fireball Crash
A La Mesa Good Samaritan pulled a woman from a flaming Toyota following an apparent alcohol-related crash. The wreck occurred on January 2, 2025, near the intersection of Baltimore Drive and Laport Street. “My wife and I hear a loud boom,” he said. “I used one fire extinguisher and realized it wasn’t going to do…
Dual Fatal Vehicle Collision in San Diego, CA
A New Year’s Day vehicle collision killed two pedestrians in Lemon Grove. “The crash that killed two people occurred at the intersection of Broadway and Buena Vista Avenue,” Lt. Josh Stone said. “Our traffic units are currently on scene investigating.” Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The victims were later identified…