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 Jeep Wrangler westbound on Quivira Way when he struck the east curb of the round-about, left the roadway, and collided with a tree, per SDPD.
Responding officers discovered that the driver of the vehicle was dead. No other people were located at the scene.
Police confirmed the Jeep Wrangler was later reported as stolen by the owner a few hours after the crash.
Mission Bay Park is the largest man-made aquatic park in the United States and the ninth largest municipally-owned park in the United States.
The bay was created to enhance recreational opportunities in San Diego. Wakeboarding, jet skiing, sailing, camping, cycling, jogging, roller skating, skateboarding, and sunbathing are all popular around the bay. Mission Bay Yacht Club, on the west side of the bay, conducts sailing races year-round in the bay and the nearby Pacific Ocean and has produced national sailing champions in many classes. Also, on the west side of Mission Bay lies Mission Bay Sportscenter, which offers boat rentals in Mission Bay and boasts the largest aquatic Youth Camp in San Diego.