Otay Mesa, CA. – One person was injured in a two-car accident in Otay Mesa on Sunday afternoon.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 12:53 p.m. on the eastbound 905 Freeway near Siempre Viva Road.
A black pickup truck and a Nissan Rogue were involved in the accident. The events leading up to the accident were not immediately determined.
One person was injured in the accident and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
According to the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) data, San Diego County experienced a consistent number of injury or fatal collisions between 2017 and 2019, with figures of approximately 20,648 in 2017, 20,270 in 2018, and 19,928 in 2019. The City of San Diego accounted for a substantial portion of these incidents, consistently making up around 27-28% of the county’s total fatal and injury collisions in those years. More recent data indicates that traffic fatalities spiked nationwide and statewide in the years that followed, partly attributed to riskier behaviors like speeding on less congested roads during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key issues identified by the OTS and related reports include high rates of pedestrian and bicycle-related incidents, and impaired driving. Pedestrian deaths are a leading type of motor vehicle-related fatality in San Diego, accounting for roughly 33 percent of all accident deaths in one report. Impaired driving (by alcohol and/or drugs) is another persistent problem, with a noticeable portion of accidents and a record number of DUI deaths in San Diego County reported in 2021. Speeding is a primary collision factor across California and a major safety concern for residents, contributing to nearly a third of all crashes statewide in 2020.
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