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Double Fatal on SR-76 and Pala Mission Rd
PALA RESERVATION - Officers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to reports of a head-on collision on SR-76, at Pala Mission Road. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, at approximately 12:00 a.m., a 43-year-old from Vista... — Updated 9/20/2023
Fallbrook man dies in traffic crash on Deer Springs Road west of Mesa Rock Road
SAN MARCOS (Unincorporated) – On Aug. 24, at approximately 5:33 a.m., officers from the California Highway Patrol Oceanside Area office responded to reports of a two-vehicle traffic crash on Deer Springs Road, west of Mesa Rock... — Updated 8/24/2023 Full story
Driver sustains injuries in rollover accident
A rollover in front of Estrella’s Restaurant on S. Mission sent the driver to the hospital yesterday, May 31, early evening. According to the North County Fire Protection District spokesman, the driver self-extricated from her... — Updated 6/1/2022
Three vehicles involved in crash on South Mission
One person was taken to Temecula Valley Hospital with injuries sustained in a multi-vehicle collision at 11:02 a.m. Monday at the intersection of South Mission Road and Quail Knoll... — Updated 5/9/2022 Full story
Fatal traffic collision in Fallbrook
FALLBROOK – On Monday, March 14, at approximately 10:50 p.m., a 52-year-old male Fallbrook resident was driving a black Chevrolet Tahoe in the eastbound lane of East Fallbrook Street. Ahead of the Chevrolet Tahoe was a white Chev... — Updated 3/17/2022 Full story
Fatal head-on collision in Valley Center
VALLEY CENTER – On Tuesday March 15, at approximately 5:50 p.m., a two-vehicle traffic collision occurred on Lilac Road, west of Via Piedra. A 62-year-old (male) Valley Center resident was driving a grey Lexus ES 350 in the... — Updated 3/17/2022 Full story
Winter Haven Road closed after car collides with power pole
At 3:39 p.m. this afternoon, Friday, March 4, a single vehicle collided with a pole on Winter Haven Road in Fallbrook. The light pole with live wires is reported to be on top of... — Updated 3/7/2022
UPDATED: Numerous traffic accidents, flooding wreaks havoc on roadways
UPDATE: Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 4:30 p.m. California Highway Patrol is reporting a tree down in Fallbrook between Alvarado and Gum Tree Lane at 3:42 p.m. CHP is also reporting a... — Updated 12/14/2021
BREAKING: I-15 crash near Rainbow Valley Boulevard exit slows traffic
A two vehicle collision on southbound Interstate 15 is slowing traffic, according to a CHP incident report. The incident report is showing at least one of the two vehicles on the... — Updated 12/14/2021
UPDATED: One killed in Bonsall collision
UPDATE: BONSALL (CNS) - A 58-year-old suspected drunken driver was killed today in a head-on collision on a rural road in the far northern reaches of San Diego County. The man was headed west on Old River Road in Bonsall when the... — Updated 10/30/2021
Noninjury accident on southbound I-15
A noninjury accident happened this morning around 11 am on southbound I-15 just south of Gopher Canyon offramp between a semi and a black sports car. A witness to the accident said the black vehicle may have been driving at a high... — Updated 7/27/2021 Full story
Wrong-Way Driver Who Caused Triple-Fatality Freeway Wreck ID'd
SAN DIEGO - Authorities today publicly identified a 58-year-old woman who caused a fiery head-on freeway wreck that killed her and a married couple -- both San Diego police detectives -- while driving the wrong way on Interstate 5... — Updated 6/11/2021 Full story
1 seriously hurt in wrong-way crash on I-15 in Fallbrook
UPDATE - FALLBROOK – On Jan. 4, at approximately 4:14 a.m., a two-car collision occurred on I-15 southbound, south of Mission Road. A 28-year-old male from Cardiff was driving a... — Updated 6/4/2021 Full story
Fatal collision on I-15 in Fallbrook
FALLBROOK – On Friday, May 28, at approximately 10:44 a.m., the California Highway Patrol received a medical aid call of a male lying face down on the right shoulder of I-15 southbound, north of Old Highway 395. The CHP and the... — Updated 5/28/2021 Full story
Put safety at the top of your Memorial Day checklist
SACRAMENTO – Memorial Day is the traditional start to the summer travel season, and this weekend California’s roadways will likely be bustling with activity. To help ensure the safety of motorists throughout the holiday, the... — Updated 5/28/2021 Full story
One person killed in fiery crash, lanes shut down on I-15 South
A two vehicle collision involving a box truck and a vehicle has left one person dead, according to CAL Fire. The crash, on southbound I-15 just north of Rancho California Road, was... — Updated 4/23/2021 Full story
North County Fire assisting on I-15 accident that closed one lane
North County Fire Protection District and CalFire San Diego reported at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18 that the two agencies were on the scene of an accident on northbound Interstate 15, south of State Route 76 and that the no. 1 lane... — Updated 1/18/2021
New traffic laws to affect San Diego County residents
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Several new traffic laws have gone into effect that San Diego County residents need to heed, including safe space for emergency vehicles and rescuing children from... — Updated 1/2/2021
Bicyclist killed in Bonsall after being struck by Freightliner, driver arrested
A bicyclist traveling along Highway 76 in Bonsall was killed after the rider was struck by a Freightliner truck tractor on Tuesday, Dec. 15. After an investigation by the California Highway Patrol, the driver of the big rig was... — Updated 12/15/2020
Suspect arrested in fatal Fallbrook hit-and-run
VISTA (CNS) - A hit-and-run suspect, who was allegedly behind the wheel of a pickup truck that struck and killed a 60-year-old Fallbrook woman walking with her husband near their home last Thursday, was behind bars Sunday, Dec.... — Updated 12/14/2020
Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in crash on I-15
FALLBROOK (CNS) - A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries Tuesday, Nov. 10 in a crash with pickup on Interstate 15 in Fallbrook. A Ford F-150 driver called 911 shortly after 5:40 a.m. to report that he had been involved in a... — Updated 11/10/2020
CHP: Fallbrook man killed in hit-and-run on Harbor Freeway in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A Caltrans subcontractor from Fallbrook was killed Wednesday, Oct. 21 in a hit-and-run crash on the southbound Harbor (110) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles. Officers responded to reports of a person down on the... — Updated 10/22/2020
1 killed, 2 seriously injured in solo vehicle rollover near Rainbow
TEMECULA (CNS) - A woman was killed Friday, Oct. 16 and two others were seriously injured in a rollover crash in a construction zone on Interstate 15 near Rainbow. The crash happened about 7:15 a.m. on the northbound I-15,... — Updated 10/16/2020
One killed, one badly hurt in solo crash on I-15
HIDDEN MEADOWS (CNS) - A young Riverside County man was killed early Tuesday, Sept. 15 and another was badly injured in a solo car crash on Interstate 15. The driver and passenger, both 21, were in a northbound Lexus ES 350 that... — Updated 9/15/2020
9 hurt, including 2 children, in crash on SR-76 in Oceanside
OCEANSIDE (CNS) - Nine people were injured, including two children, in a two-vehicle crash on state Route 76 in Oceanside, authorities said Monday, Aug. 31. The crash happened shortly before 11:45 p.m. Sunday on SR-76 at Douglas Dr... — Updated 8/31/2020