Crash on Interstate 5 Southbound at Cannon Rd, Carlsbad, California

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:25 PM

Injury crash2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Oceanside Area
Report number
9650-2026-01565

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

Where and when

Location
Interstate 5 Southbound at Cannon Rd
City, county
Carlsbad, 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
4
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2008 Chevrolet Suburban

Black Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 30Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, female, 31Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, under 18Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Possible injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2024 Toyota Tacoma

Blk/ Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, female, 23Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 23152(a) DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCEas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
VC SECTION VIOLATED - 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

2 crashes recorded on Interstate 5 Southbound in Carlsbad in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

All Carlsbad crashes, May 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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