One died in a multi-vehicle hit-and-run crash with ejection on Interstate 5 in Chula Vista, California

Modified Date: 
Sun, 12/03/2023 - 7:35am
Accident Date: 
Monday, November 27, 2023

1 dead after hit-and-run on I-5 in Chula Vista leads to pile-up

A hit-and-run crash on Interstate 5 in the Chula Vista area Monday night led to a multi-vehicle wreck and left one person dead. Just after 10:30 p.m., California Highway Patrol received reports of a car stalled in the middle lanes of southbound I-5 near Palomar Street that was then hit by other passing motorists.

Man who got out of stalled car on I-5 in Chula Vista dies after being hit by vehicles

The driver got out of the Honda Civic after the car stopped running, California Highway Patrol Officer Sal Castro said. The car was hit by several vehicles, and the man was also struck, he said. The sequence of events was still under investigation.

Type: Car Accident
Roadway: 
Interstate 5