Crash on I-5 S/B at Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, California

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM

Injury crash4 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Oceanside Area
Report number
9650-2025-04312

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

Where and when

Location
I-5 S/B at Encinitas Blvd
City, county
Encinitas, San Diego County
Collision type
Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
65 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2020 BMW 740I

White Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 50Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2018 Subaru Impreza

Blue Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, female, 33Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2005 Lexus Is300

White Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, female, 63Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 4: 2021 Toyota Rav4

White Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, female, 37Restraint: 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

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

62 crashes recorded on I-5 S/B in Encinitas in the last 12 months, 20 with injuries.

All Encinitas crashes, December 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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