Authorities believe a driver had a medical episode in the moments before a September 7, 2024 wreck that affected hundreds of area residents. Over 1,300 customers lost power due to the September 7, 2024 wreck. Most of these customers were in the Cove area. Power was quickly restored to most, although several hundred people remained…
Month: October 2024
San Diego Drunk Driver Seriously Injures Two People
One of the victims was ejected from a vehicle during the September 8, 2024 crash in Otay Mesa. According to the San Diego Police Department, a 24-year-old woman was driving a 2012 Honda Accord southbound on La Media Road around 11:45 p.m. She was approaching Otay Mesa Road. At that same time, a 51-year-old man…
San Diego Teen Seriously Injured in Fireball SUV Collision
Emergency responders rushed a 15-year-old boy to a local hospital following a near-fatal wreck in Miramar Ranch on September 2, 2024. The single-vehicle collision happened at around 2:15 a.m. at the intersection of Scripps Poway Parkway and Scripps Summit Drive, according to San Diego Police. Police said the teen driver was traveling east on 10550…
Hit-and-Run Drivers Kills Elderly Man in Rancho San Diego
A pedestrian was hit and killed in a crash while crossing the street in Rancho San Diego on September 3, 2024, according to California Highway Patrol. The victim, an 81-year-old man, was crossing west on Jamacha Road/State Route 54 on the north side of the intersection with Braham Street, CHP said. Meanwhile, a man driving…
Vehicle Fatally Strikes 76-Year-Old San Marcos Woman
No arrests have been made after a driver hit a woman who was walking along a road in North County on September 7, 2024. Deputies from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office San Marcos Station responded to reports of a vehicle versus pedestrian accident at the intersection of South Twin Oaks Valley Road and Shubin…
San Diego PD Officer Killed in High-Speed Clairemont Chase 92111
One officer was killed, and another one seriously injured, as they pursued a fleeing suspect at a dangerously high speed. The August 27, 2024 crash, which occurred near the intersection of Doliva Drive and Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, just west of Interstate 805, involved at least four vehicles. The incident began when police attempted to stop…
Box Truck Collision in Point Loma San Diego Seriously Injures Five People
This September 8, 2024 wreck occurred in the Roseville/Fleet Ridge neighborhood. According to the San Diego Police Department, a 37-year-old woman was driving a 2017 Ford Expedition eastbound on 3400 Canon St. around 9:15 p.m. For reasons unknown, the driver made what authorities described as “an unsafe movement to the right” and struck the rear…
Guilty Plea in Fatal 2022 DUI Crash in La Mesa
On September 6, 2024, a 32-year-old man pleaded guilty to charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and assault with a deadly weapon stemming from an October 2022 wreck on Interstate 8. Prosecutors said that the defendant was intoxicated when he rear-ended another vehicle in October 2022 near the intersection of eastbound Interstate 8 and…
Multiple Injuries in Rancho San Diego Head-On Crash
On September 8, 2024, two vehicles collided head-on in a Rancho San Diego intersection, California Highway Patrol investigators stated. The crash occurred around 8:30 a.m. in the 1600 block of 1601 Mirage Court, which is located in the Rancho San Diego community. CHP Sgt. Mary Bailey said two vehicles collided at a two-way stop sign…
September Car Accident on the SR 163 in San Diego
After allegedly driving erratically, a 22-year-old driver lost control of a 2024 Subaru on a busy section of the freeway, causing a three-vehicle collision. The wreck happened on September 5, 2024. Following a minor collision with a semi-truck, the driver veered off the freeway into the ice plant on the side of the road. The…