Crash on I-5 Northbound (Golden State Freeway) at Newhall Ranch Road, Santa Clarita, California

Monday, April 20, 2026 at 4:40 PM

Property damage only2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Newhall Area
Report number
9540-2026-00837

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

Where and when

Location
I-5 Northbound (Golden State Freeway) at Newhall Ranch Road
City, county
Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County
Collision type
Side Swipe
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Construction-Repair Zone
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2021 Kia Forte

White Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Merging
  • Driver, male, 32Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2015 Freightliner Cascadia

White Truck Tractor

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 49Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 21658(A) UNSAFE LANE CHANGE/ETCas 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

2 crashes recorded on I-5 Northbound (Golden State Freeway) in Santa Clarita in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

All Santa Clarita 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
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