Accident News

SAN DIEGO – A 44-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car and seriously injured in Mission Valley today, police said. The unidentified man was walking in a crosswalk at about 5 AM on 2300 Camino Del Rio North when a 57-year-old driver of a Ford Explorer traveling northbound on Qualcomm Way turned eastbound and the

LAKESIDE – A motorcycle crash shut down traffic lanes in a suburban area in Lakeside Saturday, the California Highway Patrol said. A motorcycle and at least one other vehicle crashed near River Valley High School along Marilla Drive in Lakeside at about 4:15 p.m. Saturday. Authorities said the motorcyclist suffered a broken foot, road rash

SAN DIEGO – Pacific Beach residents were seen running for their lives as a pickup truck slammed into several parked vehicles early Thursday. Witness video captured the incident, showing a pickup truck revving its engine, screeching its tires, and slamming into vehicles. Witnesses said at least nine vehicles were damaged. Another video showed neighbors holding

Temecula – A 20-year-old Riverside woman was hospitalized in critical condition Thursday with injuries she suffered in a freeway crash in Northern San Diego County. A Temecula resident was riding in a Mitsubishi Lancer that swerved out of control on state Route 78 in Vista shortly before 9 PM Wednesday, according to CHP. The westbound

RAMONA – One person was injured when a vehicle fire spread to nearby brush in Ramona Wednesday night. Just after 10 PM, a vehicle hit a pole, causing a transformer and the vehicle to catch fire, according to CHP. Cal Fire crews were called out to the scene and extinguished the blaze, according to a

A motorcyclist died in Florida after he was struck by lightning and crashed on a major highway, authorities said. The 45-year-old man was riding his motorcycle southbound on Interstate 95 in east-central Florida on Sunday afternoon when a lightning strike hit his helmet, causing him to veer off the roadway and crash. He didn’t survive,

BEGINNING TONIGHT! – GSA & Caltrans will alternate full freeway closures of SB I-5 and I-805 from SR-905 to the San Ysido POE through Wednesday from 10pm to 7am for roadway enhancements. Alternating Full Closures of Southbound 5/805 Monday-Wednesday SAN DIEGO – U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) will be implementing alternating, temporary overnight lane closures

One person is reported dead after a helicopter crashed onto the roof of a 54-story building Monday afternoon in Midtown Manhattan, New York City police and fire officials said. The crash sparked a two-alarm fire at the building, located at 787 7th Avenue, between 51st and 52nd Streets, not far from Times Square. A New

EL CAJON – Authorities Monday were working to locate the family of a transient fatally struck by a pickup truck on State Route 67 in El Cajon. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, which occurred at 3:37 a.m. Sunday on SR 67, just north of the Interstate 8 interchange, according

An estimated 950 San Diego Gas & Electric customers lost power after a car struck a power pole about 9:10 AM Thursday at Espola and Valle Verde roads in Poway, according to authorities. A Chevrolet Cruz was traveling westbound on Espola Road when it veered off the roadway and collided with the pole, said San