Crash on I-5 N/B (Golden State Fwy) at Balboa Blvd, Los Angeles, California

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 5:45 AM

Injury crash2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Newhall Area
Report number
9540-2026-01900

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

Where and when

Location
I-5 N/B (Golden State Fwy) at Balboa Blvd
City, county
Los Angeles, Los Angeles 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
3
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2017 Ford Explorer

Gray Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, male, 65Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 22Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2023 Chevrolet Malibu

Black Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 43Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 21658(a) LANED ROADWAYSas 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

6 crashes recorded on I-5 N/B (Golden State Fwy) in Los Angeles in the last 12 months, 4 with injuries.

All Los Angeles crashes, September 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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