Crash on State Route 163 Northbound at Richmond Street, San Diego, California

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 4:55 PM

Injury crash3 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP San Diego Area
Report number
9645-2026-00713

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

Where and when

Location
State Route 163 Northbound at Richmond Street
City, county
San Diego, San Diego County
Collision type
Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Primary collision factor cited
Yes
Weather
Cloudy
Light
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2014 Audi Q5

Gray Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 25Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Minor injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2024 Ford Mach-E

Black Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 41Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2018 Kia Soul

White Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, male, 48Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 23152(a) DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCEas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
VC SECTION VIOLATED - VC 22350as recorded on the report
Unit 2 contributing factor
STOP & GO TRAFFICas recorded on the report
Unit 3 contributing factor
STOP & GO TRAFFICas recorded on the report
Unit 1 charge
CVC VC 23152(a) DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCEas 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 State Route 163 Northbound in San Diego in the last 12 months, 9 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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