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Motorcyclist awarded $3.1 mil after crashing into highway patrol car

Coast News wire servicesMay 8, 2024May 8, 2024

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VISTA — A Vista jury awarded more than $3 million to a motorcyclist who crashed into a California Highway Patrol vehicle on a North County...

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Woman pleads not guilty in crash that killed married couple

Coast News wire servicesJanuary 19, 2024January 19, 2024

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CARLSBAD — A woman accused of driving drunk and causing a freeway crash in Carlsbad that killed a married couple from Northern California pleaded not...

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Three injured in wrong-way suspected DUI crash on Interstate 5

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CARLSBAD — A predawn head-on collision caused by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 5 just south of Agua Hedionda Lagoon left two people seriously injured...

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Escondido man jailed in fatal DUI crash in Carlsbad

Coast News wire servicesOctober 24, 2023

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CARLSBAD — A 44-year-old man was behind bars today on suspicion of murder, drunk driving and other criminal charges in connection with a weekend DUI...

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Man identified in fatal Oceanside crash

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OCEANSIDE — Authorities have identified a 19-year-old man killed last weekend when his vehicle crashed into a tree on a freeway. Noel Basaluda of Oceanside...

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Travelers advised to prepare for delays as I-5 closure looms

Coast News wire servicesSeptember 7, 2023

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SAN DIEGO — Due to extensive work on southbound Interstate 5 in downtown San Diego this weekend, the San Diego Airport Authority is telling travelers...

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Four new miles of HOV lanes on I-5 open today in North County

Coast News wire servicesJune 26, 2023June 26, 2023

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CARLSBAD — Caltrans officials recently announced that the construction of four remaining new miles of carpool lanes on northbound Interstate 5 between Carlsbad and Oceanside...

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Police chase ends in standoff on I-5 in Carlsbad

Coast News wire servicesApril 21, 2023April 21, 2023

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CARLSBAD — A vandalism suspect who allegedly stole a ride-share vehicle on Thursday in Carlsbad and fled in it refused to surrender when officers stopped...

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One killed in crash on I-5 in Aliso Creek area

Coast News wire servicesApril 11, 2023April 14, 2023

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OCEANSIDE — A 54-year-old Orange County man was killed April 11 when the SUV he was driving rear-ended a big rig on Interstate 5 in...

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One dies in I-5 pileup in Encinitas

Coast News wire servicesApril 10, 2023April 10, 2023

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ENCINITAS — One person died today in a traffic collision involving a big rig and several other vehicles on Interstate 5 near Moonlight Beach, authorities...

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Dual North County freeway fatalities

Coast News wire servicesDecember 19, 2022

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NORTH COUNTY — There were two fatal freeway accidents in North County over the weekend. One person was killed and another injured in a single-vehicle...

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Suspected DUI crash on I-5 in La Costa kills one, seriously injures four

Coast News wire servicesMarch 23, 2022

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CARLSBAD — A suspected DUI crash on Interstate 5 near Batiquitos Lagoon early today left one young Oceanside man dead and another under arrest and...

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Police standoff on I-5 near Camp Pendleton ends when suspect shoots himself

Coast News wire servicesMay 27, 2021May 27, 2021

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REGION — A lengthy overnight police pursuit that began near Mission Valley and ended early Wednesday morning on Interstate 5 in San Onofre turned into...