Crash on I-5 N/B (San Diego Frwy) at Lake Forest Drive, Lake Forest, California

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 4:58 AM

Fatal crashPedestrian involved3 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Capistrano Area
Report number
9690-2025-00431

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

Where and when

Location
I-5 N/B (San Diego Frwy) at Lake Forest Drive
City, county
Lake Forest, Orange County
Collision type
Other
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Pedestrian action
In Road - Includes Shoulder
Posted speed limit
65 mph
Weather
Cloudy
Light
Dark-No Street Lights
Road surface
Other*
Hit and run
No
People involved
8
Injured
2
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2021 Kia Forte

Gray Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 75Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 74Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2013 Toyota Corolla

Gray Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, male, 44Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 4: 2022 Toyota Corolla

Blue Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Other
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 23Restraint: Occupant Lap Belt Not Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

Not in a vehicle

  • Pedestrian, female, 34
    Fatal
  • Pedestrian, female, under 18Restraint: Not Required. Airbag: Not Required
    Minor injury

Nearby and recent

38 crashes recorded on I-5 N/B (San Diego Frwy) in Lake Forest in the last 12 months, 9 with injuries.

All Lake Forest crashes, April 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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