Crash on Interstate 5 Southbound at Birmingham Drive, Encinitas, California

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM

Fatal crash2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Oceanside Area
Report number
9650-2025-03751

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

Where and when

Location
Interstate 5 Southbound at Birmingham Drive
City, county
Encinitas, 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
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2007 Suzuki Gsx-R600

Lbl Motorcycle

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 50Restraint: Motor Bicycle Driver with Helmet. Airbag: Not Required
    Fatal
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2024 Ford Transit

White Mini Van

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, male, 35Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not 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

2 crashes recorded on Interstate 5 Southbound in Encinitas in the last 12 months, 0 with injuries.

All Encinitas 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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