According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident took place around 1:19 p.m. on the northbound 5 Freeway near Carmel Valley Road.
San Diego, CA – A motorcyclist was hospitalized after colliding with a car Sunday afternoon on 5 Freeway in San Diego.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident took place around 1:19 p.m. on the northbound 5 Freeway near Carmel Valley Road.
A motorcyclist collided with a car and went down in the No. 1 lane.
Firefighters responded to the scene and blocked the No. 1 lane.
The rider was transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla with unknown injuries.
CHP officers are investigating the crash.
Motorcycle crash statistics for San Diego County, drawn from California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) data via SWITRS, show the county as a high-exposure area with persistent risks for riders on routes like I-5, I-8, and urban arterials. In 2023, San Diego County recorded 1,693 motorcycle victims (killed or injured), ranking 1/58 among California counties (highest relative risk in empirical Bayesian-adjusted metrics factoring population and vehicle miles traveled). Fatalities were around 52 (2nd highest statewide after Los Angeles’ 125), with 317 serious injuries (2nd highest). Earlier data: ~50 fatalities in 2022 (tied for 4th), and the county averages 600+ injury/fatal crashes annually, often at intersections from failure to yield, left-turn collisions, speeding, and impaired driving. Statewide motorcycle fatalities declined 10.2% to 583 in 2023 (from 649 in 2022), with helmet non-use deaths dropping ~23%.
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