Crash on I-5 S/B (San Diego Frwy) at SR-74, San Juan Capistrano, California

Monday, December 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM

Property damage only2 vehiclesHit and run
Reporting agency
CHP Capistrano Area
Report number
9690-2025-01290

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

Where and when

Location
I-5 S/B (San Diego Frwy) at SR-74
City, county
San Juan Capistrano, Orange 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
Yes
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2022 Audi A4

Gray Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 28Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2

Other Unknown Hit and Run Driver

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Slowing/Stopping
  • DriverRestraint: Occupant Unknown
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22350 UNSAFE SPEED FOR PREVAILING CONDITIONSas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas 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

100 crashes recorded on I-5 S/B (San Diego Frwy) in San Juan Capistrano in the last 12 months, 24 with injuries.

All San Juan Capistrano crashes, December 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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