Overview
- A collision between two pickup trucks on the connector from northbound Interstate 5 to Tamarack Avenue in Carlsbad led to a confrontation in which a man was stabbed and a woman was struck.
- Oceanside police located and arrested 49-year-old Orlando Query Chavez and booked him into the county jail in Vista on suspicion of assault and attempted murder.
- Emergency crews took the injured passengers to a local hospital for treatment, and witnesses told NBC San Diego that both victims were later treated and released.
- Reports describe the vehicles as a black Chevrolet and a white Chevrolet but differ on the exact suspect vehicle model, a detail investigators are working to confirm.
- The California Highway Patrol is handling the active investigation and has asked anyone with information or video of the incident to contact them to help clarify what happened.