Crash
San Diego County Crash on State Route 78 Draws Ambulance Call
Incident record
October 24, 2026
12:01 p.m.
State Route 78 at Rancho Santa Teresa Drive
San Diego County, CA
California
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1 injured
None reported
Light drizzle · 68°F · 5 mph wind
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A traffic collision was reported on State Route 78 at Rancho Santa Teresa Drive in San Diego County shortly after noon on Oct. 24, according to California Highway Patrol dispatch records. Dispatch logged the call as an ambulance-enroute collision, a designation that typically indicates possible injuries, though the extent was not confirmed.
Light drizzle was falling in the area at the time, according to weather data. The dispatch record did not specify how many vehicles were involved or what caused the crash, and no injury count was provided.
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California accident information
- Injury statute of limitations
- 2 years (From date of injury (CCP 335.1).)
- Wrongful death statute of limitations
- 2 years (From date of death (CCP 377.60).)
- Fault rule
- California uses pure comparative negligence: partial fault reduces recovery proportionally but does not bar it.
- Citations
- CCP 335.1 (SoL); CCP 377.60 (wrongful death); pure comparative per Li v. Yellow Cab
- Crash report agency
- California Highway Patrol (CHP 190 request) for CHP-investigated crashes; local police/sheriff otherwise.
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