Crash on I-5 N/B at EL Camino Real, San Clemente, California

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 11:48 PM

Injury crash4 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Capistrano Area
Report number
9690-2026-00848

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

Where and when

Location
I-5 N/B at EL Camino Real
City, county
San Clemente, Orange County
Collision type
Broadside
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
65 mph
Weather
Clear
Light
Dark-No Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2013 BMW X3

Red Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, female, 56Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Serious injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2002 Ford F150

White Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 70Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2020 Dodge Charger

White Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 19Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 20Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 4: 2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio

Red Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 51Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 contributing factor
PREVIOUS COLLISIONas 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

3 crashes recorded on I-5 N/B in San Clemente in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

All San Clemente crashes, August 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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