Crash on SR-1 (W Coast Hwy) at Balboa Bay Way, Newport Beach, California

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 2:16 AM

Injury crash2 vehicles
Report number
26002615

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

Where and when

Location
SR-1 (W Coast Hwy) at Balboa Bay Way
City, county
Newport Beach, Orange County
Collision type
Head-On
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
45 mph
Primary collision factor cited
Yes
Weather
Raining
Light
Dark-Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2025 Jeep Limited

Black Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 24Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Minor injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2025 Toyota Rav4

Black Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Making U Turn
  • Driver, female, 27Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 29Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 23152Aas recorded on the report
Unit 2 violation cited
VC SECTION VIOLATED - 22107as recorded on the report
Unit 2 charge
CVC VC 23152Aas 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

15 crashes recorded on SR-1 (W Coast Hwy) in Newport Beach in the last 12 months, 12 with injuries.

All Newport Beach crashes, April 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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