Two sailors among three killed in I-5 crash

The crash on southbound I-5 at Las Pulgas Road occurred at around 3 a.m., with the California Highway Patrol reporting numerous motorcycles involved in the incident.

[@SirenASMR_]

The 5 freeway is so dangerous and all freeways are super dangerous at night. It’s to the point I don’t go out anymore after dark because of how crazy drivers are now. This new generation is just completely unhinged.

[@lemontea128]

The driver of the Jeep needs to be charge if they are found to be DUI

[@jimmccabe801]

Brilliant comment.

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

Wow you don't say ?

[@jaytee2642]

Damn! You should be an accident investigator, or maybe even a prosecutor...you have a knack for it! 🙄

[@djdigital3806]

How about reckless driving charges for the motorcyclists? 🏍️ Both the DUI driver and the motorcycle drivers are guilty.

[@Blue2crows]

Slow down, go home early. Devastation for families

[@samuelg3586]

Nobody knows how to drive in San Diego

[@MiC-T]

Two sailors and a lifeguard. The world is a little less safe tonight. May God bless them and their family.

[@carlv8168]

I wouldn't be too sure about the world being a little "less safe" until after the toxicology report from the medical examiner comes back. If these fools were under the influence and contributed to their own demise, you ought to consider the world much safer with them gone. Unconfirmed reports about the fireman indicate that he and his buds were out drinking just before he decided to make the bonehead decision to take an ocean swim at 2 in the morning.

[@geoffreykeating8172]

Motorcycles have no chance in accidents 😢☠️

[@allans7281]

Yeah they should not be on the road at 3 o’clock in the morning statistically that’s when a lot of these crazy accidents happen

[@marvincruz7803]

@@allans7281🤨Weird perspective! Nevertheless, it is during the week and quite possible that they were going to work -the navy personnel, as many Marines and Navy stationed at CP do live North of Pendleton.

[@bobbysuncin4368]

@@marvincruz7803but we use to be told to refrain from riding at night and around bar closing hours. But they could have been night crew 😢 it’s very sad it happened it sounds like they riding cautiously as best you can. Many prayers for them and their families

[@SalimAbdallah-ek7jq]

Agree , the reason i longer ride .. have a big Jeep instead.

[@dudeonbike800]

@@SalimAbdallah-ek7jq so you bought the same brand and type of vehicle that caused this crash and sent its occupants to the ICU with critical injuries? Wow. Plus, buying a "big SUV" is saying, "I wanna kill the other guy instead." This has been documented. Our ignorant pursuit of the "biggest and baddest" trucks & SUVs is sociopathic as well as ill-informed. (The Ford Explorer proved this point without a doubt.) The Jeep occupants are most certainly in the hospital BECAUSE they were driving a Jeep. Lots of power, narrow wheelbase and high center of gravity is THE WAY you create an unstable vehicle. And then when you DO crash your Jeep, you find it rates horribly in crash tests. Talk about bad choices! Oh and then drive at night at 3am with drunks on the road? Three strikes and you're out! Keith Bradsher's "High & Mighty" breaks down the farce that is the American pickup truck and SUV. Dangerous to others and their occupants, wasteful and environmentally stupid, they represent everything that's wrong with American transportation.

[@hopegalloway5560]

Horrific! RIP TO ALL.

[@JamesAllmond]

3 guys on bikes, just out for a ride, and one person in a car, a Jeep no less, screws up and they all die. Note avatar, this is kinda personal to me. Watch pit for yourselves folks one else is. Riding defensively, as if the are all trying to kill you might save you. Has worked for me over 50 years. RIP, stories like this hurt.

[@billl1127]

Yes, always drive as if the other guy is going to do something unexpected.

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

jeep drivers are the biggest r words in existence. jeep attracts morons

[@metadegen]

People drive like shit down south on I5. My last trip back I saw 2 bodybags on the way home

[@marinamartinez6886]

Very scary driving down there.

[@billl1127]

People think 70 is too slow and make reckless lane changes

[@allans7281]

These horrific accidents usually happen early in the morning try and stay off the road very sad

[@greg3296]

3am says a lot about

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

Yeah I bet everyone was drunk , jeep driver and guys on bikes.

[@Meezy_2000]

@@bigdaddytrips6197the guy in the bike died and he was a cheater to his wife

[@gregosterholt394]

California highways are out of control, this state does nothing for the people

[@davediamond9436]

you dont know crap ..here are the top 5 states with the most fatal auto accidents Mississippi - 25.4 deaths per 100,000 people. Wyoming - 22 deaths per 100,000 people. Arkansas - 21.2 deaths per 100,000 people. South Carolina - 20.7 deaths per 100,000 people. Montana - 19.6 deaths per 100,000 people.

[@saramae9878]

California has the 8th lowest rate of car fatalities in the country.

[@metadegen]

Spoke like a jealous Texan. Worst traffic in US

[@INDREAMSBEGINSRESPONSIBILITIES]

​@@metadegentell me about it. Texas commune is horrible.

[@alarmservicepros]

@@saramae9878 CHP ALLOWS TAILGATING. THEY DO NOTHING.

[@dudeonbike800]

3am There's another factor to this event. Do not drive after midnight if you have the choice and value your life. This is advice given by the CHP. If you must drive, then do so with the UTMOST care & defensive driving skills! I dodged my fifth rear-ender a week ago when an asshole in a jacked up truck was swerving through traffic, speeding and then ran the red light. I saw him in my rear-view and moved out of the way before hit me.

[@AnnaAnnieAnneofGreenGables]

"Sucks" He said it

[@NatalieFromCA]

My son has a very similar Jeep. My heart breaks for the families. Very tragic. 😢 This is why following so closely (as all Cali drivers do) is not worth your life. 🙏

[@fernandotrillo7671]

This happen at 3 am I’m from Whittier I had to go down border pick up work went I got to Cristianos traffic stop for 6 hours I was mad asf but I knew some people died feeling went away RIP

[@billl1127]

Yes, you are still alive today. Luckier than those people.

[@jamesmartin-lb6br]

3A.M. Someone was hammered.

[@JerseyDevils21]

Absolutely

[@wbwilliam4034]

Young people die not good

[@MiloMilo-z7t]

Drinking and driving don't mix!!!

[@GodsSparrowSpeaks]

There wasn’t any alcohol involved.

[@MiloMilo-z7t]

@@GodsSparrowSpeaks it will come out later!!

[@GodsSparrowSpeaks]

@@MiloMilo-z7t Yes, it will come out later if it was alcohol related, texting and driving, someone coming into their lane or vice versa, pothole or debris in their lane, over correction, or fatigue. It could have been any of those. I have seen every one of those driving that stretch at night, and low lighting. That’s a major travel corridor from San Diego, and lots of truckers late at night, I know because I used to drive that stretch late at night for years. And not a drinker, it was work and military related. One is supposed to be innocent, until proven guilty. Assumptions cause alot of damage and heartache, on top of the damage and heartache already present. What if that happened to you? Assumption?

[@harleyatc956]

Motorcyclists drive recklessly all the time weaving in and out of traffic.

[@djdigital3806]

Those motorcycles 🏍️ be weaving in and out of traffic. If they weren’t tailgating and speeding they could’ve avoided being killed. Of course the people in Jeep didn’t die. It’s a Jeep. I own a 2012 Jeep Liberty 🗽 truck. It’s like an 5,000 lbs tank. Condolences 💐 to the sailors. I’m ex Navy.

[@samr9520]

All the guy being interviewed cares about is being inconvenienced in traffic

[@HoneyBerighthere-Saysarath]

Another DUI

[@LorettaBradley-f1f]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@plutoplatters]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 3am... wonder if alcohol was there ?

[@Perich29]

How can a navy ship sail on the I 5 freeway?

[@loripatton2488]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@conservativepersonnel8458]

Dummazz on the jeep

[@lyssac889]

I got stuck about 10 minutes after .. I was frustrated my whole day got messed up a nd I had to call out but God is good to me for giving me another day 🙏🏽 I hope those families are okay and can heal from this so sad smh

[@packrat1210]

How terribly sad.

[@530MAIDU]

Condolences 💐 to their loved ones and family. Heroes only here for a short while, but will be greatly missed. 🤍🙏🏽

[@PokemonSushi69]

That’s Sad 😢 R.I.P. 😭

[@AmberLasater-gy6jx]

Thank you to the soldiers for their service. My thoughts and prayers and condolences go out to their families. My thoughts and prayers and condolences go out to the other person who passed away and their family. My thoughts and prayers go out to those who were injured and their families

[@WvvwvvwwVvwwvwv]

RIP.

[@lisah.07]

Is that a Racetrack 💨or a Freeway behind the Reporter? 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🚓🚒 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@billl1127]

Many think it's the Autobahn.

[@deezzznutz652]

I was stationed at Camp Pendleton Assault Craft Unit 5, and you can see our Navy facility from the 5 South and drove back and forth for many years Camp Pendleton to LA and never been in any accidents.

[@herleapostol8603]

🙏✌️🇺🇸

[@dudeonbike800]

"A chain-reaction crash killed at least three people..." When you phrase it like this, you're part of the problem. A crash didn't cause ANYTHING! A DRIVER OR DRIVERS CAUSED THIS CRASH THAT KILLED THREE PEOPLE!!!! When you utilize the wrong subject and/or use the passive voice, you excuse EGREGIOUS DRIVER BEHAVIOR and misidentify the actual responsible party(ies). Driver error, arrogance, selfishness, aggression, incompetence, distraction, impairment and other BAD CHOICES are what cause 99% of crashes. But the way the media portrays it, you'd think poor drivers are just helpless victims of an unfair world. With the scofflaw behavior I see ALL DAY LONG by drivers, drivers are NOT victims. They're entitled habitual law-breakers! This is what creates endless carnage on US roads, highways & freeways. When you tell drivers they aren't responsible, and these things "just happen," then no one accepts responsibility for them and thus no one makes the much needed changes to STOP THEM!

[@HygienistDentist]

Those Jeeps aren’t safe at all

[@frankorobinson1540]

all because folks refuse to drive the speed limit and risk everyone's life for what ,because there in a rush to there funeral or 30 years in prison and a lawsuit that will take everything you own 😮whats the rush anyway life is short enough as it is why rush to the end❤

[@socaloutdoors7355]

So after the very long “investigation” we are still not getting any details as to the cause..???

[@superior54]

Firefighter are being targeted. Unbelievable

[@Kokoshi]

Another Jeep with this headline.

[@tlims1974a]

How sad! May they Rest In Peace! 🙏 Sounds like they need more exits on that highway.

[@francescoavila6960]

Darwin award

[@HSMiyamoto]

I live in Oceanside and often drive this road after 9 pm. It has been humid lately and the accident was near the coast. Fog might have been involved. Always watch for fog building between Oceanside and San Clemente and slow down accordingly. Even the posted 65 MPH speed limit can be too fast for safety here.

[@joeqin6878]

The Jeep driver is the murder

[@INDREAMSBEGINSRESPONSIBILITIES]

Hit the rail and caused a chain reaction? 😮

[@Perich29]

Blame the sheep in the jeep, they forgot to steer.

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

Either he was drunk or texting on his phone

[@Coco_meow11]

@@bigdaddytrips6197or had a heart attack while driving 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Miami543210]

@@bigdaddytrips6197 It simply lost control.

[@alfredosalgado5513]

RIP 🙏🏾✝️

[@AnnaAnnieAnneofGreenGables]

Rio

[@alarmservicepros]

I was there. There were ZERO reasons for not clearing this freeway faster. They could have easily cleared two lanes.

[@GodsSparrowSpeaks]

They cannot allow anyone to drive by the scene of a fatality, even on one of the far lanes, when there are deaths involved. All evidence, and body parts, must be accounted for. Get over it if you have to wait. One of these days it could be you or someone you know.

[@alarmservicepros]

@@GodsSparrowSpeaks It happened at 3am. I went by NINE HOURS LATER and it was still all there. Maybe you think this is acceptable in 2024, I don't.

[@tehpw7574]

@@alarmservicepros Who gives a FUCK what your expectations are, Sir. I hope to God you are actually a troll doing your gig from Eastern Europe and not an actual American, so full of conceit you can see the glow from the Indiana/Ohio border...

[@alarmservicepros]

@@rayb.6537 9 hours. Only an idiot thinks it should take 9 hours on a major thoroughfare. It disrupted traffic all over 3 counties for the entire day.

[@JayTee2985]

The drivers who caused the deadly crashes always survived. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@KyleSmith-d3u]

no love lost, military be racist

[@KhawmTiti]

Hope those sailors are not part of navy espionage investigation