The wreck took place near La Jolla Parkway and Hidden Valley Road at around 8:30 p.m. January 29
La Jolla, CA – A deadly crash involving multiple vehicles left one person deceased and injured several others in La Jolla on Thursday night, according to the San Diego Police Department.
The wreck took place near La Jolla Parkway and Hidden Valley Road at around 8:30 p.m. January 29.
According to the SDPD, a Tesla and at least five other vehicles were involved in the collision. There were no immediate information on how and why the vehicles collided.
Emergency crews were called to assist multiple parties who we caught up on the pile-up.
Police confirmed that one individual died at the site of the accident. An unspecified number of people were injured and were transported to hospitals for treatment of unknown injuries.
The identities of the decased person or the injured parties have not been released at this time.
The San Diego police officers were at the scene collecting evidence and gathering information from witnesses to find out the cause of the accident.
Further details on the accident are expected to be released once there is new information from the investigators.
In 2023, the city of San Diego experienced 5,756 reported car accidents, which resulted in 37 fatalities and 3,075 injuries on state highways alone. The broader San Diego County, in 2022, recorded over 12,800 crashes, leading to more than 17,000 injuries and approximately 285 fatalities across all roadways. A significant number of serious and fatal incidents involve vulnerable road users, with pedestrians and bicyclists accounting for a disproportionate percentage of severe outcomes compared to overall crash involvement. A major concern is the high rate of severe outcomes in specific areas and crash types. For example, in the city, the rate of pedestrian fatalities (per 100,000 population) was higher than in some other major California cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco. The Vision Zero Action Plan reports that 54% of fatal and serious injury crashes occur on just 6% of the region’s roads, identifying a “high injury network” that requires targeted safety improvements. Common contributing factors to these collisions include human error, such as distracted driving, speeding, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and a lack of pedestrian right-of-way adherence at crosswalks and intersections.
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