Crash on Elm St at 5TH Av, San Diego, California

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM

Injury crashPedestrian involved6 vehiclesHit and run

Reporting agency: San Diego Police Department
Report number: 25205812

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

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Where and when

Location: Elm St at 5TH Av
City, county: San Diego, San Diego County
Collision type: Side Swipe
Motor vehicle involved with: Other Motor Vehicle
Pedestrian action: Not in Road
Weather: Clear
Light: Dark-Street Lights
Road surface: No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run: Yes
People involved: 8
Injured: 2
Killed: 0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2022 Dodge

Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel: West
Maneuver: Proceeding Straight

Driver, male, 27Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Not Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
Possible injury

Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2025 Chevrolet

Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel: West
Maneuver: Making Right Turn

Driver, maleRestraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
Not injured
Passenger, female, 55Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Not Required
Not injured
Passenger, female, 21Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Not Required
Not injured
Passenger, male, 41Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Not Required
Not injured
Passenger, female, 28Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Not Required
Not injured
Passenger, male, 22Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
Not injured

Damage area not recorded

Unit 4: 2018 Alfa Romero

Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel: West

Damage area not recorded

Unit 5: 1988 Dodge

Pickups and Panels

Direction of travel: West

Damage area not recorded

Unit 6: 2006 Mazda

Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel: West

Damage area not recorded

Unit 7: 2008 Cadillac

Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel: West

Not in a vehicle

Pedestrian, male, 70
Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited: 22350as recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited: VC SECTION VIOLATED - 02800 2as recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition: CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report

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Nearby and recent

2 crashes recorded on Elm St in San Diego in the last 12 months, 2 with injuries.

All San Diego crashes, October 2025

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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