Crash on SR-1 N/B at Rio Del Mar Blvd in Santa Cruz County, California

Monday, March 30, 2026 at 6:20 AM

Injury crash5 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Santa Cruz Area
Report number
9720-2026-00477

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

Where and when

Location
SR-1 N/B at Rio Del Mar Blvd
City, county
Santa Cruz County
Collision type
Side Swipe
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
65 / 55 mph
Primary collision factor cited
Yes
Weather
Cloudy
Light
Dark-No Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2014 Nissan Sentra

Black Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, female, 25Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Possible injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2021 Freightliner Cascadia

White Truck Tractor

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 31Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2025 Mazda CX-5

Dbl Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, male, 21Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 4: 2016 Toyota Camry

White Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, female, 76Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 5: 2022 Toyota Rav4

White Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, male, 27Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 21658(a) LANED ROADWAYSas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
VC SECTION VIOLATED - VC 22350as recorded on the report
Unit 1 charge
CVC VC 21658(a) LANED ROADWAYSas 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.

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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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