Crash on Rio San Gabriel Riverbed at Firestone BL, Downey, California

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM

Injury crash1 vehicle
Reporting agency
Downey Police Department
Report number
26-030201

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

Where and when

Location
Rio San Gabriel Riverbed at Firestone BL
City, county
Downey, Los Angeles County
Collision type
Hit Object
Motor vehicle involved with
Fixed Object
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2021 Ford

Police Car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Making U Turn
  • Driver, maleRestraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 42Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
22107as recorded on the report
Unit 1 contributing factor
UNFAMILIAR WITH ROADas 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

1 crash recorded on Rio San Gabriel Riverbed in Downey in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

All Downey 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
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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