Crash on I-5 N/B (Golden State Freeway) at Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, California

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Injury crash2 vehicles

Reporting agency: CHP Central Los Angeles Area
Report number: 9590-2026-04215

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

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Where and when

Location: I-5 N/B (Golden State Freeway) at Riverside Drive
City, county: Los Angeles, Los Angeles 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: 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: 1983 GMC Vandura G2500

Bro Mini Van

Direction of travel: North
Maneuver: Proceeding Straight

Driver, male, 69Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
Minor injury
Passenger, female, 61Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
Not injured

Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2024 Cadillac Escalade

Black Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel: North
Maneuver: Proceeding Straight

DriverRestraint: Occupant Unknown
Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited: VC 22350 UNSAFE SPEED FOR PREVAILING CONDITIONSas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver condition: CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report

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Nearby and recent

581 crashes recorded on I-5 N/B (Golden State Freeway) in Los Angeles in the last 12 months, 187 with injuries.

Sep 11, 2026, I-5 SB at Fletcher Drive1 vehicleProperty damage only
Sep 5, 2026, I-5 S/B (Golden State Freeway) at Gilroy St2 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash
Sep 3, 2026, I-5 S/B (Golden State Freeway) at Riverside Drive2 vehiclesProperty damage only
Sep 3, 2026, I-5 S/B (Golden State Freeway) at Duvall St2 vehiclesProperty damage only
Sep 2, 2026, I-5 N/B (Gsf) at SR-2 (Glf)2 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash

All Los Angeles 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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