On July 4, 2026, at approximately 12:27 PM, a three-vehicle collision involving a black truck, a grey SUV, and a four-door sedan occurred on Interstate 5 South at Garden Highway. The grey SUV reportedly flew across the first lane into the slow lane and landed in an embankment on the right-hand shoulder. One vehicle overturned and ended up on top of another. Emergency responders from the Fire Department were called to the scene, and towing services were requested to clear the vehicles.
Original Log
Jul 4 2026 12:27PM: [1] 3 VEHICLE TRAFFIC COLLISION
Jul 4 2026 12:27PM: [2] 2 VEHICLES NOW ON RIGHT HAND SHOULDER INTO DITCH
Jul 4 2026 12:28PM: [3] 1 POSSIBLE – OR – POSSESSION OVERTURNED VEHICLE 1125 #1
Jul 4 2026 12:28PM: [4] TRUCK VERSUS SUV VERSUS SEDAN (4 DOOR CAR)
Jul 4 2026 12:29PM: [11] BLACK TRUCK VERSUS Grey SUV [Shared]
Jul 4 2026 12:30PM: [12] VEHICLE ON TOP ON ANOTHER VEHICLE // SAFETY ADMONISHMENT GIVEN TRANSFERRED FIRE DEPARTMENT [Shared]
Jul 4 2026 12:30PM: [15] Grey SUV ‘FLEW’ ACROSS LN1 TO SLOW LANE [Shared]
Jul 4 2026 12:31PM: [17] VEHICLE FLEW IN AN EMBANKMENT / GRASSY AREA RIGHT HAND SHOULDER [Shared]
Jul 4 2026 12:31PM: [18] HOLDING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT [Shared]
Jul 4 2026 12:43PM: [26] A46-105 ONE INVOLVED IN CENTER DIVIDE HAVE 42 TALK TO THEM [Shared]
Jul 4 2026 12:44PM: [27] A46-105 START 2 TOW TRUCK [Shared]
Jul 4 2026 12:44PM: [28] [Rotation Request Comment] MESSAGE OR ITEM DELIVERED Norcal Towing 916-371-1100 // WILL TAKE BOTH [Shared]
Jul 4 2026 12:58PM: [30] A46-105 FIRE DEPARTMENT 1125 #1 // WILL CLEAR SHORTLY [Shared]
Jul 4 2026 1:03PM: [32] A46-042 START ADDTL TOW TRUCK RAM 1500 [Shared]
Jul 4 2026 1:04PM: [33] [Rotation Request Comment] MESSAGE OR ITEM DELIVERED Deluxe Towing (916) 649-3301 [Shared]
Jul 4 2026 1:27PM: [37] FIRE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT CLEARED FROM #1 LANE [Shared]
Jul 4 2026 1:27PM: [38] A46-042 DISREGARD 2ND TOW TRUCK [Shared]