Crash on I-15 S/B at Central Ave, Lake Elsinore, California

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 6:40 PM

Property damage only3 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Riverside Area
Report number
9840-2026-00402

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

Where and when

Location
I-15 S/B at Central Ave
City, county
Lake Elsinore, Riverside County
Collision type
Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
70 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Dark-Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2021 Toyota Rav4

Gray Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 57Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2000 Ford F150

Black Pickups and Panels

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Slowing/Stopping
  • Driver, male, 41Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2006 Mazda 3

Gray Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, male, 27Restraint: 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

45 crashes recorded on I-15 S/B in Lake Elsinore in the last 12 months, 15 with injuries.

All Lake Elsinore crashes, January 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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