Crash on I-5 Southbound at Main Street U/C, San Diego, California

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 7:09 PM

Injury crash3 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP San Diego Area
Report number
9645-2026-00925

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

Where and when

Location
I-5 Southbound at Main Street U/C
City, county
San Diego, San Diego 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-No Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
7
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2023 Subaru Wrx

Blue Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, male, 24Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2015 Nissan Altima

Black Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Slowing/Stopping
  • Driver, male, 21Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 19Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2025 BMW X3

White Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Slowing/Stopping
  • Driver, male, 42Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, under 18Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 19Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 39Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22350 UNSAFE SPEED FOR PREVAILING CONDITIONSas 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

174 crashes recorded on I-5 Southbound in San Diego in the last 12 months, 93 with injuries.

All San Diego crashes, February 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
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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