Imperial is a city in Imperial County and sees moderate traffic primarily from local residents and farm vehicles. Accidents occur commonly on State Route 86 and State Route 111 due to truck activity and during peak travel times.
Located four miles from El Centro, Imperial is home to just over 16,600 residents. Imperial is located less than 90 miles from Tijuana, Mexico, San Diego, CA, and Chula Vista, CA. The town was incorporated on July 12, 1904, although three years earlier there was a post office opened in town. The Imperial Land Company created the town and George Chaffey chose the name.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident was reported around 12:46 a.m. on the southbound Orange (57) Freeway near Imperial Highway. Brea, CA. – One person died in a motorcycle accident that happened early Saturday morning on a freeway in Brea. According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident
The incident occurred just before 4 p.m. on Imperial Avenue near 60th Street. San Diego, CA. – An Uber driver and a passenger were injured when their car veered off the roadway and overturned Thursday afternoon near an intersection in Encanto, the San Diego Police Department reported. The incident occurred
According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 5:15 a.m. on the eastbound 8 Freeway near the Imperial Highway off-ramp. Imperial County, CA. – One person was airlifted to the hospital after a car accident that happened Wednesday morning near Ocotillo in Imperial County. According to the California
CHP official said Flores was hit at about 1:25 a.m. on June 22 at the Imperial Highway off-ramp near the transition road that links the southbound 605 Freeway to the westbound 105 Freeway. Norwalk, CA – A man was hit and killed by at least one vehicle on Interstate 105
Authorities said Emma Osuna was crossing the intersection in a crosswalk when she was hit by a westbound 2018 Nissan Kicks. San Diego, CA – The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the name of the woman who was hit and killed by a vehicle at a San
The wreck occurred around 6 a.m. at Imperial Highway and Garfield Avenue next to a 7-Eleven parking lot. South Gate, CA. – Two drivers died when their vehicles collided Monday morning at an intersection in South Gate, the South Gate Police Department reported. The wreck occurred around 6 a.m. at
According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident was reported around 7:40 p.m. on eastbound State Route 98 near Barbara Worth Road, just a mile west of the Imperial Regional Detention Center. Calexico, CA. – One person was airlifted to the hospital after a two-vehicle collision that happened Friday evening
Authorities said the pedestrian was crossing southbound in a crosswalk when she was hit by a 2018 Nissan Kick traveling westbound on Imperial Avenue. San Diego, CA. – A 50-year-old woman walking in a crosswalk was hit and killed by a driver who ran a red light at an intersection
According to the California Highway Patrol, the wreck happened at around 9:20 a.m. on May 12 on Forrester Road north of Keystone Road Imperial County, CA – A 71-year-old woman was killed and another 35-year-old woman and an infant were injured after a head-on collision on Forrester Road Monday morning.
A 71-year-old woman driving a black 2017 Toyota Camry was traveling northbound on Forrester Road when she drifted into the path of oncoming vehicles and collided head-on with a white 2015 Honda Accord Imperial County, CA.- One person was killed and two others were injured in a traffic collision that
The incident occurred around 3:55 p.m. on Interstate 5 near Imperial Avenue. San Diego, CA. – One person was hospitalized after a car accident that happened Friday afternoon in San Diego, the California Highway Patrol reported. The incident occurred around 3:55 p.m. on Interstate 5 near Imperial Avenue. CHP officers
A preliminary investigation revealed that a 77-year-old man was driving a 2023 Chevrolet Blazer when, for unknown reasons, he struck a 2011 Toyota Highlander on its right side, causing the Highlander to overturn Imperial County, CA – An 8-year-old girl was killed in a Tuesday mid-morning traffic collision at an
The collision happened at around 2:38 a.m. on March 2, at East Imperial Highway and South Garfield Avenue, according to the South Gate Police Department Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner has identified a 50-year-old man killed in a multi-vehicle collision at an intersection
The incident was reported at around 3:40 a.m. on Interstate 405 near Imperial Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol. Lennox, CA – Two people were injured in a car crash involving a wrong-way vehicle in Lennox early this morning. The incident was reported at around 3:40 a.m. on Interstate
One person killed in car accident at East Imperial Highway and South Garfield Avenue Los Angeles, CA. – One person was killed and another was injured in a car accident early Sunday morning in South Gate. The deadly collision happened around 2:38 a.m. at East Imperial Highway and South Garfield
According to the Riverside County Fire Department, the pileup occurred around 2 p.m. at Avenue 50 and Van Buren Street. Coachella, CA. – Three people were injured, one of them critically, in a multi-vehicle collision that took place Saturday afternoon at an intersection in Coachella. According to the Riverside County
The CHP reported that a 34-year-old man was driving a Chevrolet Blazer on Boyd Road when he went into the path of an oncoming Freightliner Imperial County, CA.- A man was killed in a big rig collision in Imperial County on Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The
A 52-year-old woman driving a Toyota Tundra on Anderholt Road was slowing down at a stop sign at the intersection when she drifted into another lane in front of a Ford Expedition Imperial County, CA.- Two people were injured in a car accident in Imperial County on Wednesday morning, according
One person was injured in the accident and was taken to hospital for treatment San Diego, CA. – One person was injured in a two-vehicle collision on Saturday evening in San Diego. According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened on Interstate 805 Freeway near Imperial Avenue at around
One person was injured in the accident and was transported to an area hospital for treatment San Diego, CA. – One person was injured in a car accident on Sunday afternoon in San Diego. According to a report by the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 12:35 p.m. on
One person killed in Imperial County wrong-way crash on 8 Freeway near Highway 98 Imperial County, CA. – One person was killed in a collision involving a wrong-way driver on Saturday morning in Imperial County. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) El Centro, the deadly collision happened on Interstate
A car and a motorcycle were reportedly involved in the collision on Palm Avenue Imperial Beach, CA.- A motorcyclist was injured in a crash that occurred in Imperial Beach on Thursday morning, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The crash occurred in the 1300 block of Palm Avenue