On July 31, 2024, a 27-year-old man was struck by a pair of oncoming vehicles after he exited his disabled vehicle. The collision occurred around 11:54 p.m. on I-8 eastbound, east of College Avenue, California Highway Patrol spokesperson Salvador Castro said in a news release. According to Castro, the man pulled onto the right shoulder,…
Category: Car accidents
Inquiry Begins Into Fatal High-Speed Police Chase Accident in San Diego
A judge will determine if a 20-year-old man who killed two people while running from police in Mountain View on December 8, 2023, will stand trial for murder. The crash, which killed an 8-year-old boy and a 4-year-old boy, occurred on an Interstate 805 off-ramp. The boys were riding in the backseat of a car…
Older Woman Clings to Life Following San Diego Car Crash
On August 7, 2024, a 67-year-old woman was rushed to a nearby hospital after a near-fatal three-wheel motorcycle crash in Paradise Hills. According to San Diego Police Officer John Buttle, the woman was speeding when her three-wheeled motorcycle struck a parked vehicle in the 6000 block of Parkside Avenue in the Paradise Hills neighborhood. After…
Possible Alcohol-Related Crash in San Diego’s Sorrento Valley
Several people were seriously injured in a head-on crash that occurred on August 4, 2024, in the Sorrento Valley area. According to the San Diego Police Department, the incident occurred in the 6200 block of Carroll Road shortly before 1:30 p.m. A 26-year-old man was driving a 2020 Toyota 86 eastbound, and a 52-year-old man…
Car Crash Kills Woman in Otay Mesa, San Diego County
For unknown reasons, a 27-year-old woman lost control of her vehicle, which barreled up an embankment and back onto the freeway, where it landed on its side. The accident happened on August 7, 2024, on the ramp from westbound state Route 905 to northbound Interstate 5. The vehicle, a Toyota Corolla, veered to the right,…
Fatal San Diego Pile-Up Motorcycle Crash
On July 28, 2024, a multi-vehicle crash in Wynola, San Diego County involving several motorcycles and a pickup truck killed one motorcycle rider and seriously injured another one. A group of motorcyclists, including a 66-year-old man from La Mirada (who was on a Harley Davidson Road King bike) and a 55-year-old man from Mission Viejo…
Alleged San Diego Drunk Driver Pleads Not Guilty
August 5th, 2024. San Diego California 92123. In a follow-up to one of our previous posts, one of the drivers who caused a fatal collision in Kearny Mesa pleaded not guilty to DUI charges. According to CHP investigators, 24-year-old Aleim Alvarez Garcia, from San Marcos, was driving a Toyota Tacoma on Southbound SR-163 at Interstate…
Big crash Crash Kills Two Teenagers in Castaic California
On July 25th, 2024 a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were among the victims of a speed-related fireball wreck in Castaic. A 22-year-old man was also killed when, according to investigators, “The driver was unable to negotiate the curve in the roadway, and the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a tree along…
Massive Vehicle Fire Shuts Down Interstate 15 in California
The main artery between Las Vegas and Los Angeles was closed for almost 24 hours after a tractor-trailer, which was carrying lithium batteries, overturned and caught fire on July 26th, 2024. The crash and resulting fire happened near the Afton Road exit just off the 15 Freeway between Barstow and Baker. One witness said she…
Interstate 5 is One of California’s Most Dangerous Roads in California
Despite California’s population decline from 2018 to 2022, deaths from car crashes rose in 2022, 17 percent up from pre-pandemic levels in 2018, according to a Consumer Affairs report. Estimates for 2023 show car crash fatalities declining in California alongside its population, but those fatalities are still above pre-pandemic levels, clocking in at 10.3 deaths…