According to SDPD, a four-door Honda slammed into the back of a semi-truck and was wedged underneath the trailer of the big rig
La Jolla, CA – A driver was hospitalized with major injuries after crashing into the rear of a big rig in La Jolla early Thursday morning, according to the San Diego Police Department
The incident took place at around 2:50 a.m. January 29, in the 10000 block of North Torrey Pines Road.
According to SDPD, a four-door Honda slammed into the back of a semi-truck and was wedged underneath the trailer of the big rig.
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department responded to the scene and helped extricate the driver of the Honda as SDPD conducted an investigation at the scene.
The Honda driver was transported with possible life-threatening injuries. The driver’s name, age, and gender were not specified.
The California Highway Patrol issued a SIG Alert due to traffic disruptions in the area. Lanes were expected to be shut down for hours as crews cleared the scene.
The Honda was majorly damaged in the collision and was towed from the scene.
Further details on the accident were not immediately released. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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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