On July 3, 2026, a multi-vehicle collision involving three to four vehicles, including a red Honda Accord and a grey Toyota SUV, occurred on Interstate 5 Northbound between lanes one and three. The accident caused multiple vehicles to block all three lanes, leading to all northbound traffic on I-5 at Highway 94 to be stopped. A 30-minute SigAlert was issued for the lanes, and Freeway Customer Management Systems (FCMS) were activated on Northbound I-5 at 28th Street, Westbound 94 at Kelton, and Northbound I-5 at the MOC.
Original Log
Jul 3 2026 11:30AM: [1] [1] 4 VEHICLES INVOLVED – 1125 between 1-3 LNS [Shared]
Jul 3 2026 11:32AM: [6] REPORTING PARTY – OR – RESPONSIBLE PARTY IN CAMARO CALLING OWN TOW [Shared]
Jul 3 2026 11:32AM: [7] MESSAGE OR ITEM DELIVERED MERCED COMM CENTER [Shared]
Jul 3 2026 11:32AM: [10] [Appended, 11:33:36] [1] 3 OR 4 VEHICLES RED Honda ACCORD VERSUS Grey Toyota SUV VERSUS UNKNOWN [Shared]
Jul 3 2026 11:37AM: [20] FIRE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT INTERSECTION 97 ADVISE MUTLIPLE VEHICLES BLOCKING 1/2/3 [Shared]
Jul 3 2026 11:45AM: [27] [Notification] [CHP]-ADVANTAGE WITH 3 TOW TRUCK’S PER FIRE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT / VEHICLE STILL BLOCKING 1/2/3 LNS [Shared]
Jul 3 2026 11:45AM: [28] 87-S9 ALL TRAFFIC STOPPED NORTH BOUND 5 AT 94 [Shared]
Jul 3 2026 11:49AM: [29] 87-S9 SIGALERT FOR 30 MINS FOR 1/2/3 LANES [Shared]
Jul 3 2026 11:52AM: [31] ^FCMS ACTIVATED NORTH BOUND 5/28TH [Shared]
Jul 3 2026 11:56AM: [33] ^ACTIVATED ADDL FCMS’S WEST BOUND 94/KELTON and NORTH BOUND 5/MOC [Shared]