Crash on SR-78 WB at Woodland Parkway, San Marcos, California

Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 10:05 PM

Injury crash3 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Oceanside Area
Report number
9650-2026-01865

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
SR-78 WB at Woodland Parkway
City, county
San Marcos, San Diego County
Collision type
Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with
Motor Vehicle on Other Roadway
Secondary road condition
Reduced Roadway Width
Posted speed limit
65 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Dark-Street Lights
Road surface
Construction-Repair Zone
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2015 Mazda 323

Gray Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 39Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2013 Buick Encore

White Sport Utility Vehicle

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, female, 54Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, 39Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2025 Ford Expedition

Black Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 55Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22350 UNSAFE SPEED:PREVAIL CONDas recorded on the report
Unit 1 contributing factor
INATTENTIONas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

8 crashes recorded on SR-78 WB in San Marcos in the last 12 months, 5 with injuries.

All San Marcos crashes, May 2026

About this record

Source
CHP CCRS
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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