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  • Suspected DUI driver arrested after head-on crash kills man in Fallbrook

    Updated Aug 25, 2020

    FALLBROOK (CNS) - A 47-year-old Fallbrook woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after allegedly crashing head-on into a pickup in Fallbrook, killing the truck's driver, authorities said Tuesday, Aug. 25. The crash happened around 1:15 p.m. Monday on East Mission Road west of Red Mountain Dam Drive, California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Latulippe said. A 47-year-old woman was driving a Ford Mustang westbound when she allowed the vehicle to veer left into the opposite lane of...

  • One killed in head-on collision in Fallbrook

    City News Service|Updated Aug 24, 2020

    FALLBROOK (CNS) - One person was killed this afternoon in a head-on collision on a rural road in Fallbrook on Monday, Aug. 24, authorities reported. The crash involving a car and a pickup truck took place in the 3500 block of East Mission Road in Fallbrook about 1:15 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The accident left the roadway blocked at Red Mountain Dam Drive for several hours, the CHP reported....

  • Collision on I-15 caused by chair, delays expected

    Updated Aug 24, 2020

    North County Fire reported that the department was responding to a traffic collision on southbound Interstate 15 Monday, Aug. 24 that was caused by a chair in traffic lanes. The crash has closed lane No. 1 just north of Mission Road. The department said delays can be expected. There was no report of injuries or the number of vehicles involved....

  • Solo crash on SR-76 in Pala leaves one family member dead, two seriously hurt

    Updated Aug 21, 2020

    PALA (CNS) - Emergency crews responding to a report of a car crash on a rural highway about a mile northwest of Casino Pauma Friday, Aug. 21 rescued two members of an Oceanside family from a deep roadside ravine and recovered the body of a third. The 30-year-old man who had been driving the Subaru sedan made an emergency call about 6:15 a.m. to report that he had gotten into an accident during the night on State Route 76, but was unsure where because he had been knocked unconscious during the wreck, according to the Californi...

  • I-15 lane closures will be in place next week for repaving

    Updated Jul 18, 2020

    TEMECULA (CNS) - Some lanes will be closed on Interstate 15 in and around Temecula next week due to repaving work. The work is part of a $28 million project to replace the number-three and -four lanes on the freeway between the Riverside-San Diego County line to just north of the Temecula Creek Bridge, according to the California Department of Transportation. The work will be done both during daytime and nighttime, Monday to Friday. From 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., crews will be...

  • North County Fire responds to 2 separate crashes Thursday afternoon

    Will Fritz, Associate Editor|Updated Jun 18, 2020

    Two separate crashes closed roads in Fallbrook this afternoon and at least two people were injured in one of them. The North County Fire Protection District announced on Twitter a little after 12:30 p.m. that crews were working to rescue the occupants of a vehicle that crashed near Laketree Drive and Gird Road. Two people were hurt, and nearby roadways were impacted for about 30 minutes. About an hour later, the fire district tweeted that firefighters were at the scene of a...

  • One fatality, one injured in crash on I-15 near Fallbrook

    Updated Jun 7, 2020

    FALLBROOK (CNS) - One motorist was killed and a woman was injured when their vehicle ran over the side of Interstate 15, authorities said. At 10:41 a.m., a vehicle drove off the freeway and fell 150 feet below, rolling over several times, Capt. John Choi of North County Fire said. Fire crews used a rope system to rescue the woman, who was taken to Palomar Medical Center and expected to survive her injuries. An unidentified person was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash,...

  • Passenger dies after accident; driver arrested for DUI

    Updated May 31, 2020

    FALLBROOK (CNS) - A motorist was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after his car overturned on State Route 76, killing his passenger, the California Highway Patrol said today. The 53-year-old driver from Garden Grove, identified as Juan Hart, was driving a 2006 Infiniti G35 westbound on SR-76 near Pala Del Norte at about 11 p,m, Saturday when his vehicle crossed the double yellow lines into the opposing lane of traffic to pass another vehicle, CHP Officer...

  • Motorcyclist struck, killed by vehicle in Rainbow

    Updated May 30, 2020

    RAINBOW (CNS) - A motorcyclist was struck by a vehicle and killed in Rainbow this morning. The crash was reported at 2860 Rainbow Valley Blvd., at 12:20 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The victim was trapped under the vehicle, the CHP said. The name of the victim was not disclosed and it was unclear whether the driver was arrested. Details of what led up to the collision were also not available....

  • Trucker killed in Sandia Creek Drive crash

    City News Service|Updated May 21, 2020

    DE LUZ (CNS) - A trucker was killed today when the flatbed he was driving veered off a winding road in De Luz and plunged about 50 feet down a steep embankment. The fatal crash in the 3400 block of Sandia Creek Drive was reported shortly before 1 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Emergency crews arrived to find the truck upside down in a brushy ravine, surrounded by wooden posts it had been hauling, CHP public-affairs Officer Mark Latulippe said. The...

  • Man, 62, killed in crash on East Mission Road

    Will Fritz, Staff Writer|Updated Mar 19, 2020

    FALLBROOK - A Murrieta man was killed in a head-on crash in Fallbrook Wednesday afternoon. The crash was reported just after 1 p.m. on East Mission Road near Fallen Leaf Lane, according to North County Fire Department Capt. John Choi A 62-year-old Murrieta man was traveling eastbound on East Mission in a white Nissan boxvan, while a 62-year-old Lake Forest man was approaching from the opposite direction in an Isuzu commercial truck, California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Latulippe said. When the two both came to a curve, the...

  • Classes canceled at Fallbrook High due to downed electrical lines, power outage

    Will Fritz, Associate Editor|Updated Feb 4, 2020

    A teenage intoxicated driver crashed into an electrical pole near Fallbrook Union High School early Monday morning, a law enforcement official said, causing a power outage that resulted in classes being canceled until Tuesday. The crash happened around 1:07 a.m., according to information from California Highway Patrol spokesman Mark Latulippe. A 13-year-old child driving a parent's car crashed on Stage Coach Lane near the high school, and the car burst into flames, Latulippe...

  • Car crashes down embankment off 15 near 76; driver badly injured

    Will Fritz, Associate Editor|Updated Feb 4, 2020

    PALA MESA - One person suffered serious injuries when their vehicle went down an embankment off the side of Interstate 15 near Pala Mesa early Thursday morning. It happened around 5 a.m. on southbound I-15 just past state Route 76. According to North County Fire Protection District Capt. John Choi, a car was traveling at highway speeds when, for unknown reasons, it went off the roadway. The freeway’s elevation is about 400 feet above the surrounding terrain in that area, and the car went down that entire slope before s...

  • Crash blocks lanes of northbound I-15 near SR-76

    Will Fritz, Associate Editor|Updated Dec 24, 2019

    A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 near Bonsall was causing traffic delays Monday afternoon. The collision was reported at 3:10 p.m. on the northbound side of the freeway at the state Route 76 overpass, according to information from the North County Fire Protection District and the California Highway Patrol. North County Fire tweeted about 3:40 p.m. that crews were at the scene. NCFPD spokesman John Choi said one person was taken to Temecula Valley Hospital in nearby Temecula with moderate injuries. No one else had to be...

  • Bicyclist dies in crash on 76

    Will Fritz, Associate Editor|Updated Dec 12, 2019

    A bicyclist was struck and killed on state Route 76 in Bonsall Wednesday morning. The deadly crash happened just before 10 a.m. near Thoroughbred Lane, the California Highway Patrol reported. The cyclist, a 63-year-old Colorado man, was heading west on the highway when, for reasons that remain under investigation, he was struck from behind by a 2005 Infiniti G35 being driven by a 19-year-old Murrieta man, according to information from CHP Officer Mark Latulippe. The driver and the cyclist were both in the No. 1 lane when the...

  • 1 killed in Thanksgiving crash on I-15

    Will Fritz, Associate Editor|Updated Nov 28, 2019

    One person died after the vehicle they were riding in slammed into the back of an ambulance that was already at the scene of a crash on Interstate 15 near Fallbrook the morning of Thanksgiving day. Dispatchers first received word at 10:10 a.m. of a southbound Ford Mustang that had spun out into the center divide of I-15 just south of Mission Road, according to information from North County Fire Protection District spokesman John Choi and the California Highway Patrol. About...

  • Pedestrian struck, killed on South Mission Road

    Jacob Sisneros, City News Service|Updated Nov 27, 2019

    FALLBROOK (CNS) - An investigation was continuing Wednesday into the death of a senior citizen who was struck and killed by an SUV on a Fallbrook street. The collision was reported shortly after 6:35 p.m. Tuesday on South Mission Road near Peppertree Lane, the California Highway Patrol reported. The victim, who was in his 70s, was crossing South Mission Road in front of the Rodeway Inn when he was struck by a 2013 GMC Yukon driven by a 78-year-old man, according to the CHP. Paramedics took the pedestrian to Temecula Valley...

  • Single car crash in Bonsall slows traffic

    Jeff Pack, Staff Writer|Updated Nov 10, 2019

    BONSALL - Cal Fire San Diego reported they were at the scene of a single car crash on Camino Del Rey near San Luis Rey Heights Road in Bonsall at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10. There didn't appear to be any injuries in the accident, but the incident was partially blocking lanes....

  • Firefighters on scene of car accident in Fallbrook

    Village News Staff|Updated Nov 4, 2019

    FALLBROOK - North County Fire Protection District reported that they were on the scene of a traffic collision at 11:30 a.m. in the area Peppertree Lane and South Mission Road on Monday, Nov. 4. There were no reports of injuries and traffic was being handled by the San Diego Sheriff's Department....

  • 14-year-old struck by vehicle crossing the street in Fallbrook

    Village News Staff|Updated Oct 30, 2019

    FALLBROOK - A 14-year-old minor was transported to Rady's Children's Hospital on Wednesday morning when the child was struck by a vehicle around 7:30 a.m. near Stage Coach Lane and Reche Road in Fallbrook. North County Fire Protection District spokesman John Choi said the child was transported with non-life-threatening injuries and no further information was available pending notification of the minor's parents. According to Choi, the incident was being investigated by the...

  • 3 car accident at Mission and Fallbrook Street

    Julie Reeder, Publisher|Updated Oct 29, 2019

    FALLBROOK - California Highway Patrol and North County Fire personnel were on the scene of a three-car crash at Fallbrook Street and Mission Road on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The accident was first reported at 9:53 a.m., no injuries were reported and no further information was available....

  • Two motorcyclists killed Saturday in separate crashes in Fallbrook

    Updated Oct 20, 2019

    FALLBROOK (CNS) - In a grim coincidence, the California Highway Patrol reported today that two separate crashes occurred involving Harley Davidson motorcycle riders who died, both crashes happening about the same time at two different locations on State Route 76. The first crash happened at 6:15 p.m. Saturday when a Chevrolet Silverado pulling a horse trailer was traveling southbound on Sweetgrass Lane at SR-76, the CHP reported. The Silverado entered the intersection as it tr...

  • Hit-and-run driver sought for severely injuring pedestrian on SR76

    Updated Oct 20, 2019

    FALLBROOK (CNS) - A pedestrian suffered major injuries after being struck by a hit-and-run motorist on Saturday morning in Oceanside and the California Highway Patrol is asking the public's help in finding the driver. The pedestrian was hit near Via Monserate by a red early 1990s Toyota Corolla, which now likely has right front-end damage to the lights and bumper. Anyone with relevant information was asked to call the CHP at 858-637-3800....

  • Fatality crash reported at SR76 and northbound I-15 onramp

    City News Service|Updated Oct 19, 2019

    FALLBROOK (CNS) - A motorcyclist died in a crash Saturday in the Fallbrook area, according to the North County Fire Department. The crash occurred on State Route 76 near Interstate 15, but it was not immediately clear what time it happened, fire officials said. Details about the motorcyclist's identity were not immediately available, neither was it clear if anyone else was hurt. The cause of the crash was under investigation and northbound Interstate 15 is expected to be closed until about 10 p.m. or 11 p.m., according to...

  • Motorcycle, truck collide on SR76, one killed

    Village News Staff|Updated Oct 19, 2019

    FALLBROOK - The California Highway Patrol is reporting that a motorcyclist was killed with a truck on State Route 76 and Sweetgrass Lane on Saturday evening. The accident, which was reported at 6:37 p.m. and reports from the scene indicated that the westbound side of SR76 was closed to through traffic. It was later reported that lanes reopened a short time later....

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