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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
A kayaker who died on Lake Sutherland Saturday was identified Monday as a 57-year-old Ramona man .
A three-vehicle collision left one driver dead on state Route 76 in the Bonsall area Thursday, the California Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred about 6:50 a.m. at Gird Road during a light rain.
The motorcyclist who died Saturday after crashing into an SUV and a pole in San Marcos was identified as Mark Robert McHose, the Medical Examiner’s Office said Sunday.
A U.S. Marine was killed and three others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash early Saturday morning on Interstate 8 in near state Route 163, authorities said.
Authorities said the man whose truck was hit by a train Thursday night is facing a DUI charge. The light rail Sprinter was carrying 37 passengers when it struck an empty truck near Vista.
A rollover crash Tuesday afternoon prompted authorities to shut down lanes on westbound Interstate 8 to northbound Interstate 5.
A man died Saturday after his pickup truck crashed into a telephone pole in Grantville.
The crash occurred at about 3:20 p.m. in the 4300 block of Twain Avenue near Mission Gorge Road.
Northbound lanes of State Route 125 at San Miguel Ranch Road in Bonita were shut down Friday morning after a fatal chain-reaction crash involving as many as four cars.
The elderly man killed in a hit-and-run crash in San Ysidro Sunday was identified as Alonso Flores Pacheco, the Medical Examiner’s Office said Monday.
A 24-year-old Carlsbad man was arrested on hit-and-run and other charges after he allegedly crashed a car near Chestnut Avenue and Spanish Way, knocked over a power pole and drove off early Saturday morning, police said.
One person is dead after a crash involving an EDCO Disposal truck and a pickup in unincorporated Escondido.
The crash was reported at 6:12 a.m. at Ivy Dell Lane and Centre City Parkway, east of Interstate 15.