U.S. Border Patrol officers were the first to respond to a call about a wreck in the 1600 block of Wueste Road on August 4, 2024. Responding officers found a 71-year-old man with major injuries, according to Chula Vista Police. The police department says the driver of the vehicle that hit the bicyclist was a…
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Memorial Dedicated to Fatal Bicycle Crash Victim in San Diego
On August 5, 2024, friends, family members, and well-wishers erected a memorial to an El Cajon man who was killed in a 2020 bicycle crash. A “ghost bike” is part of the memorial on Dehesa Road, where a 56-year-old man was fatally struck by a car in January 2020. Sunday would have been his 61st…
Pedestrian Crash Injuries Prove Too Much for 83-Year-Old Man
Oceanside, CA The victim, who was rushed to a local hospital, survived for one week following a pedestrian collision, and then unfortunately passed away, in Oceanside that happened on July 29, 2024. The collision occurred last Monday around 7:31 a.m. at the intersection of Rancho Del Oro Drive and Via Rancho, Heather Mitchell with the…
Devastating Head-On Crash in Vista CA, San Diego County
On August 2, 2024, emergency responders rushed three people to local hospitals following a high-speed, head-on wreck. The incident happened near South Santa Fe Avenue and Smilax Road at around 8:20 p.m. The collision is believed to be DUI-related, according to Lt. David Chandroo with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The sheriff’s department did…
Funeral Procession Crash in San Diego’s Sorrento Valley
Several people, who were in a vehicle that was part of a funeral procession, were seriously injured in a head-on crash on August 2, 2024. According to investigators, the crash involved a Toyota 4Runner SUV and a 2020 Toyota Model 86 sedan in the 6100 block of Carroll Road, near the intersection with Pacific Heights…
Multiple Vehicles Strike Pedestrian in San Diego’s South Bay
A woman is dead after a vehicle hit her in the area of Dairy Mart Road in San Ysidro on August 1, 2024. According to California Highway Patrol, a female pedestrian was walking within traffic lanes near the Dairy Mart Road exit when she was struck by a white Ford Fusion. She was then struck…
Bizarre Fatal Accident on Interstate 8 in San Diego
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,…
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…
Near-Fatal Two-Vehicle Collision in El Cajon, CA
Investigators believe that speed was the primary factor in a freeway crash that sent three people to the hospital with serious injuries. One car rear-ended the other, prompting one of the cars to lose control. That car went down a slope before landing upside down in a backyard in El Cajon, CA which is a…
Hit-and-Run Driver Nearly Kills Bicyclist in Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego County
San Diego, CA. On July 15th 2024 few details were available after a beige or tan midsize SUV struck a 60-year-old man riding a bicycle in Rancho Penasquitos, in San Diego County, CA. The driver did not stop at the scene. Rancho Penasquitos in a small quiet city off the of I-15 freeway in San…