Crash on Chapman Avenue at Melrose Street, Placentia, California

Monday, November 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM

Injury crash3 vehicles
Report number
25-03897

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

Where and when

Location
Chapman Avenue at Melrose Street
City, county
Placentia, Orange County
Collision type
Side Swipe
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Cloudy
Light
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML-350

Black Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, female, 82Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2000 Lexus Rx3oo

Champagne Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, male, 46Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, 51Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Possible injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2019 Toyota Rav4

Red Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, female, 30Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
21453(a)as recorded on the report
Unit 3 violation cited
VC SECTION VIOLATEDas 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

18 crashes recorded on Chapman Avenue in Placentia in the last 12 months, 10 with injuries.

All Placentia crashes, November 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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