Accident High Severity Resolved

Injury crash — 4 injured, rear-end on I-5 SOUTHBOUND

A high-severity accident was reported on I-5 SOUTHBOUND near Encinitas on January 20, 2026 at 8:50 AM. 2 parties involved, 4 injuries.

4 injured. Primary factor: VC 22350 UNSAFE SPEED FOR PREVAILING CONDITIONS. Near MANCHESTER AVE.

Road

I-5 SOUTHBOUND

Area

Encinitas

Address

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Started

Jan 20, 12:50 AM

Last Updated

4 months ago

Jan 20, 12:50 AM

Resolved

Jan 20, 12:50 AM

Coordinates

33.0107, -117.2651

Involved Parties 2 partys

Driver At Fault Female age 22

Vehicle

SCIO IA

Direction

Speed Limit

65 mph

Movement

Proceeding Straight

Sobriety

Had Not Been Drinking

Driver Male age 50

Vehicle

HYUN GENESIS

Direction

Speed Limit

65 mph

Movement

Slowing/Stopping

Sobriety

Had Not Been Drinking

Injuries 4 persons

Driver F age 22

Possible Injury

Passenger F age 21 · PassengerFrontRight

Possible Injury

Passenger M age 65 · PassengerFrontRight

Possible Injury

Driver M age 50

Possible Injury

Source: ccrs · ID ccrs-5029961 First seen Jan 20, 2026 12:50 AM

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