Accident News

SAN DIEGO – A motorcyclist using a bicycle lane to pass slower moving traffic on a busy La Jolla street Tuesday was killed in a collision with an SUV, authorities reported. The 32-year-old man was riding his motorcycle to the north alongside a sidewalk in the 8700 block of Gilman Drive when a 2004 Toyota

SAN DIEGO – A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Metropolitan Transit System trolley in San Ysidro, police said Friday. The crash happened shortly before 11:40 PM Thursday near the intersection of Beyer Boulevard and Smythe Avenue, San Diego police said. The intersection is just northeast of the Beyer Boulevard Trolley Station. The pedestrian

SAN DIEGO – A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle this morning on state Route 52 in the University City area, authorities said. It happened shortly before 4:30 AM on eastbound state Route 52 near Genesee Avenue, CHP said. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. No details about the victim or

SAN MARCOS – At least one person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Wednesday morning involving a semi truck on state Route 78 in San Marcos, police said. A semi truck was reportedly disabled around 12:15 AM in the left lane of eastbound state Route 78 west of Twin Oaks Valley Road, according to a

SAN DIEGO – One person was killed Monday afternoon in a solo car crash on Interstate 5 in the East Village. The fatal accident occurred shortly after 1 PM on the southbound side of the freeway, near Imperial Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victim, whose name was not immediately available, died at

RAMONA – A 43-year-old man was killed today when the SUV he was driving crashed off a wet and icy roadway near Mount Woodson Golf Club, authorities reported. The motorist was headed east on state Route 67 in Ramona about 6 AM when he lost control of his Mitsubishi Montero on a slight curve in

BONSALL – Three firefighters are being evaluated at Palomar Medical Center after their fire truck rolled over in Bonsall. The accident happened around 6:15 AM Thursday morning on Old Highway 395 near Camino Del Rey. CHP and Cal Fire are investigating to determine the exact cause of the accident. Injuries to the firefighters is unknown

VALLEY CENTER – Three men were killed, another man suffered minor injuries and one person fled the scene after a pickup crashed head-on into a tow truck Tuesday morning in Valley Center, authorities said. The collision occurred shortly before 6:15 a.m. on Valley Center Road between North Lake Wohlford Road and Paradise Creek Lane, CHP

CHULA VISTA – A 54-year-old motorcyclist died today in a collision with a vehicle in Chula Vista. The Chula Vista Police Department’s preliminary investigation determined that the motorcyclist was heading north on Broadway when he entered the intersection with F Street on a green light shortly before 6 a.m. The driver of a vehicle going

PINE VALLEY – Authorities have identified a 48-year-old good Samaritan who was fatally injured when he jumped over a bridge railing in an attempt to avoid oncoming vehicles after getting out of his car to help a disabled motorist on Interstate 8 just west of Pine Valley. Robert Verlin Bruno Jr. of Jacumba had stopped