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San Diego - Birthplace of California
San Diego is the second-largest city in California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, approximately 120 miles south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico. With an estimated population of 1,381,069 as of July 1, 2014, San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and in California. San Diego is the birthplace of California and is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches, long association with the U.S. Navy, and recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center. To get up-to-date road information, go to the California DOT site. And to find out current weather conditions in San Diego, go to Accuweather.com. The major interstates and freeways of San Diego include:
- Interstate 5 - San Diego Freeway
- Interstate 8 - Ocean Beach Freeway, Kumeyaay Highway
- Interstate 15 - Escondido Freeway
- Interstate 805 - Jacob Dekema Freeway
- State Route 15 - Escondido Freeway
- State Route 52 - San Clemente Canyon Freeway, Mount Soledad Freeway
- State Route 54 - South Bay Freeway Jamacha Boulevard
- State Route 56 - Ted Williams Freeway
- State Route 905 - Otay Mesa Freeway
Here is information on the most recent accidents in San Diego:
- San Diego Car accidents
- San Diego Motorcycle accidents
- San Diego Pedestrian accidents
- San Diego Aircraft accidents
- San Diego Train accidents
- San Diego Commercial Truck accidents
- San Diego Bicycle accidents
- San Diego Drunk Driving accidents
- San Diego Boating accidents
If you are looking for information on a specific crash that happened in San Diego, go to the link above for the accident type you are seeking.
If you know someone who has been injured in a San Diego accident, here are links to the major hospitals in the area:
- Sharp Memorial Hospital;
- UCSD Medical Center - Hillcrest;
- Scripps Mercy Hospital;
- Alvarado Hospital Medical Center;
- Sharp Grossmont Hospital.
Grief support information for accident victims in San Diego
When a loved one is killed in a motor-vehicle accident, it is often helpful for grieving family and friends to get help from a grief support organization. It can be comforting to talk with others going through a similar situation, and the road to recovering from the loss may go more smoothly. Go here to get information on San Diego grief support organizations.
San Diego legal information for accident victims
When injury or death is the result of a motor-vehicle crash in San Diego, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?
When an accident is serious or fatal, get help from a San Diego accident attorney
When an accident, caused by the negligence of a motorist, results in serious injury or death, the next step is to find an experienced San Diego accident attorney, to start the financial recovery process by launching an insurance claim. Major injury or wrongful death claims are complicated and can be hard to manage without legal help. Having a San Diego personal injury lawyer on board is a great relief to injured people, or to the family left behind when an accident proves fatal. Since most personal injury lawyers offer a free initial consultation and work on a contingency basis, meaning that there are no up-front costs and all fees are paid when the claim is settled, there is no downside to speaking with a great San Diego personal injury lawyer right away, to get help for an injured person.
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Most recent accident reports
Freeway traffic was snarled in the Inland Corridor Wednesday when an SUV involved in a four-vehicle crash came to rest on its top in the middle of Interstate 15, authorities said.
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash at northbound Interstate 5 and state Route 78 in Oceanside Saturday morning, the California Highway Patrol reported.
A man who San Diego police said was traveling a high rate of speed was killed Friday in a crash in the Tijuana River Valley.
The accident occurred about 3:30 p.m. on Monument Road, police Officer Frank Cali said.
A 16-year-old Steele Canyon High School junior died in a head-on collision on his way to school Thursday, after getting into a minor crash about 24 hours earlier.
A pedestrian was seriously injured in a crash that closed most of south Interstate 5 in downtown San Diego for about 40 minutes Thursday afternoon, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
A motorcyclist was killed early Thursday in Chula Vista after he drove off the roadway and hit a light pole.
A motorcyclist was fatally injured today in a collision with a car near the U.S. Naval Base San Diego.
The accident occurred about 12:15 p.m. on Harbor Drive, near 28th Street in Barrio Logan, according to police.
A motorcyclist died after veering off the roadway and down an embankment in the Cleveland National Forest southeast of Alpine.
A sedan passenger suffered fatal injuries in a head-on crash involving a Barona Tribal Security SUV on Wildcat Canyon Road south of Ramona Saturday, authorities said.
A man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Carlsbad early Saturday, police said.
A citizen reported the crash shortly after 4 a.m. in the 2000 block of La Costa Avenue near El Camino Real, according to Carlsbad police officials.
An investigation was underway Thursday in the death of a 22-year-old woman who crashed a Jeep along Interstate 8 in Alpine, injuring a man in the front seat and a 1-year-old boy in a safety seat in the rear.
A 21-year-old man suffered a fractured pelvis in a traffic collision Friday night at a University City intersection, San Diego police said.
A driver in a stolen car who police said struck and killed a bicyclist Monday night in Chula Vista was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, a police official said.