Driver Hauling Fertilizer Crashes

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 2-7-25 3:38 am
LOCATION: SB I-5 @ Leucadia Blvd.
AREA/CITY: Encinitas
DETAILS:

 

1. The male driver of the semi-truck was driving south on the I-5 when he lost control on the wet roads.
2. He hit the guardrail on the right shoulder and then hit a freeway sign, causing him to lose his entire load of fertilizer and pottery mix.
3. The debris was all over the #3 & #4 lanes.
4. He was extricated and transported to a local hospital with major injuries.
5. The southbound lanes were closed for a time, and then.

HANDLING AGENCIES: Encinitas FD & CHP

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