Crash on South St at Carmenita Rd, Cerritos, California

Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 12:13 AM

Property damage only1 vehicle

Reporting agency: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office
Report number: 926-00036-2316-472

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

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Where and when

Location: South St at Carmenita Rd
City, county: Cerritos, Los Angeles County
Collision type: Hit Object
Motor vehicle involved with: Fixed Object
Primary collision factor cited: No
Weather: Raining
Light: Dark-Street Lights
Road surface: No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run: No
People involved: 1
Injured: 0
Killed: 0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2006 BMW 530i

Gray Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel: West
Maneuver: Proceeding Straight

Driver, male, under 18Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited: 21658(a)as recorded on the report
Unit 1 contributing factor: INATTENTIONas recorded on the report

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Nearby and recent

87 crashes recorded on South St in Cerritos in the last 12 months, 16 with injuries.

Jan 31, 2026, State Route 91 (Artesia Freeway) Eastbound at Artesia Boulevard2 vehiclesProperty damage only
Jan 30, 2026, Valley View Av at Panama Dr2 vehiclesProperty damage only
Jan 29, 2026, Orangethorpe Av at Valley View St2 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash
Jan 24, 2026, SR-91 E/B at Shoemaker Ave1 vehicle, 2 injuredInjury crash
Jan 23, 2026, SR-91 E/B at Shoemaker Rd2 vehiclesProperty damage only

All Cerritos crashes, January 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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