Accident High Severity Resolved

Injury crash — 5 injured, rear-end on I-5 S/B (SAN DIEGO FRWY)

A high-severity accident was reported on I-5 S/B (SAN DIEGO FRWY) near San Clemente on January 11, 2026 at 9:40 PM. 2 parties involved, 5 injuries.

5 injured. Primary factor: VC 23152(a) DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE. Near SR-1.

Road

I-5 S/B (SAN DIEGO FRWY)

Area

San Clemente

Address

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Started

Jan 11, 1:40 PM

Last Updated

4 months, 1 week ago

Jan 11, 1:40 PM

Resolved

Jan 11, 1:40 PM

Coordinates

33.4650, -117.6667

Involved Parties 2 partys

Driver At Fault Male age 20

Vehicle

VOLK GTI

Direction

Speed Limit

65 mph

Movement

Proceeding Straight

Sobriety

Hbd-Under Influence

Driver Male age 49

Vehicle

NISS ROGUE

Direction

Speed Limit

65 mph

Movement

Proceeding Straight

Sobriety

Had Not Been Drinking

Injuries 5 persons

Passenger M age 81 · PassengerFrontRight

Suspect Minor

Passenger F age 48 · PassengerMiddleLeft

Suspect Serious

Passenger F age 79 · PassengerMiddleRight

Suspect Serious

Passenger F age 46 · PassengerMiddleMiddle

Suspect Minor

Driver M age 49

Suspect Serious

Source: ccrs · ID ccrs-5009050 First seen Jan 11, 2026 1:40 PM

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