The fatal crash occurred at approximately 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2026, on northbound Interstate 5 south of Clairemont Drive near Mission Bay Drive.
San Diego, CA – The person who died following a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 in San Diego late Sunday night has been identified, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as 25-year-old Zachary Ryan Goodall. Authorities said Goodall was a passenger in one of the vehicles involved in the collision.
The fatal crash occurred at approximately 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2026, on northbound Interstate 5 south of Clairemont Drive near Mission Bay Drive.
Preliminary information indicates the collision involved two vehicles. One of the vehicles traveled off the right side of the freeway and down an embankment. Emergency responders reported that one occupant was pinned against the steering wheel and dashboard.
Goodall suffered critical injuries in the crash and was transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, where he was pronounced dead at 12:47 a.m. on June 15. Authorities said next-of-kin notifications have been completed. Information regarding injuries to other occupants was not immediately available.
The cause of the two-vehicle collision has not been determined. Investigators have not released details regarding the circumstances that caused one of the vehicles to leave the roadway.
California Highway Patrol officers, San Diego Police Department personnel, firefighters, and paramedics responded to the scene and conducted rescue operations before transporting the injured victim to the hospital.
The crash resulted in a closure of northbound Interstate 5 under the Clairemont Drive bridge while investigators processed the scene and crews worked to remove the damaged vehicles.
The fatal crash remains under investigation by the California Highway Patrol. Additional details regarding the collision have not been released.