Crash on Interstate 5 Northbound at Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, California

Monday, October 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM

Fatal crash3 vehicles

Reporting agency: CHP Santa Ana Area
Report number: 9675-2025-05004

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

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Where and when

Location: Interstate 5 Northbound at Sand Canyon Avenue
City, county: Irvine, Orange County
Collision type: Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with: Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit: 65 mph
Primary collision factor cited: No
Weather: Cloudy
Light: Daylight
Road surface: No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run: No
People involved: 3
Injured: 2
Killed: 1

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2004 Infiniti G35

Silver Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded: Vehicle towed
Direction of travel: North
Maneuver: Proceeding Straight

Driver, male, 26Restraint: Occupant Shoulder Harness Not Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
Fatal

Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Gray Sport Utility Vehicle

Damage recorded: Vehicle towed
Direction of travel: North
Maneuver: Stopped

Driver, male, 29Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
Minor injury

Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2020 Mazda CX-5

Black Sport Utility Vehicle

Damage recorded: Vehicle towed
Direction of travel: North
Maneuver: Stopped

Driver, female, 40Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited: VC 22350 UNSAFE SPEED:PREVAIL CONDas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition: CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas 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

20 crashes recorded on Interstate 5 Northbound in Irvine in the last 12 months, 7 with injuries.

Nov 26, 2025, I-5 Southbound at Jeffrey Road2 vehicles, 2 injuredInjury crash
Nov 26, 2025, Sand Canyon Ave at Roosevelt2 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash
Nov 23, 2025, Sand Canyon Ave at 5 NB to Sand Canyon Ramp2 vehiclesProperty damage only
Nov 22, 2025, I-5 Northbound at Jeffery Road2 vehiclesProperty damage only
Nov 21, 2025, I-5 Northbound at Jeffrey Road2 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash

All Irvine crashes, October 2025

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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