The incident occurred around 2:34 a.m. at South El Camino Real and Cristianitos Road.
San Clemente, CA – At least one person died early Monday morning in a semi-truck accident that happened at an intersection in San Clemente, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The incident occurred around 2:34 a.m., December 22, at South El Camino Real and Cristianitos Road.
A semi-truck and a Chevrolet car were involved in the collision.
The report did not mention details about the manner and cause of the crash.
At least one person died in the crash.
Both vehicles were towed away from the scene.
CHP is investigating the cause of the accident.
According to the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) 2022 data, Orange County recorded 17,734 victims killed or injured in traffic-related crashes, ranking it 8th out of 58 counties in California for the total number of fatal and injury crashes. This high ranking identifies Orange County as an accident hotspot within the state. Â Speeding and alcohol use were major contributing factors to these incidents. Speed-related crashes were responsible for 3,946 incidents, placing the county 7th in the state for this category. Alcohol-involved crashes accounted for 1,966 incidents in 2022. Â Vulnerable road users were also significantly impacted. There were 883 pedestrians and 1,020 bicyclists injured or killed in crashes, ranking the county 34th and 5th in the state for these respective categories. Additionally, 939 motorcyclists were injured or killed. The data highlights that age and inexperience may contribute to risk, with younger drivers comprising a large portion of impaired drivers and young cyclists being particularly at risk
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