Crash on SR-78 E/B at Nordahl Rd, San Marcos, California

Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 3:30 AM

Injury crash2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Oceanside Area
Report number
9650-2026-00456

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

Where and when

Location
SR-78 E/B at Nordahl Rd
City, county
San Marcos, San Diego County
Collision type
Side Swipe
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
Obstruction on Roadway*
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2023 Honda Civic

Gray Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, female, 25Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 25Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 25Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 25Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2008 Ford F-150

White Pickups and Panels

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Stopped
  • OtherRestraint: Occupant Unknown. Airbag: Air Bag 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

83 crashes recorded on SR-78 E/B in San Marcos in the last 12 months, 27 with injuries.

All San Marcos crashes, February 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
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