Overview
- A wrong-way driver caused a head-on collision between a blue Dodge Durango and a white Honda CRV on southbound I-5 near Little Italy, according to the California Highway Patrol.
- Both drivers were men who later died, with the 56-year-old Dodge driver pronounced dead at the scene and the 62-year-old Honda driver dying after transport to a hospital, and officials are withholding their names pending next-of-kin notification.
- CHP San Diego Area office is leading the investigation and has asked any witnesses to contact the agency to share information.
- Caltrans reported that crews temporarily closed all southbound I-5 lanes and the Kettner Boulevard on-ramp, diverted traffic at Washington Street, and reopened lanes in stages as responders cleared the scene.
- The crash follows other recent severe California highway incidents and could prompt further scrutiny of wrong-way driving and highway safety as toxicology and investigative findings are awaited.