Crash on I-5 NB at LA Costa Avenue, Encinitas, California

Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM

Injury crash2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Oceanside Area
Report number
9650-2025-02267

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

Where and when

Location
I-5 NB at LA Costa Avenue
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
Dark-Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
6
Injured
5
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2009 BMW 530I

Black Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 51Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Possible injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2023 Rivian R1-S

White Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, female, 41Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, under 18Restraint: Child in Vehicle Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Occupant Passive Restraint Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, under 18Restraint: Occupant Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 72Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22350as 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

5 crashes recorded on I-5 NB in Encinitas in the last 12 months, 3 with injuries.

All Encinitas crashes, July 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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