Two-vehicle crash on I-5 near Highway 78, Oceanside CA

Traffic

Reported: 11/9/2025 02:31 AM

I-5, Oceanside, CA

A traffic collision occurred on northbound I-5 near the Highway 78 transition in Oceanside involving two vehicles. One vehicle stopped in the center median, and the other blocked the HOV lane. Tow services were requested. No injuries were reported.

Audio|Source: North Comm Dispatch and LE Interop

01:56

Transcript:

00:00

For my road up on your TC, I-5 northbound, it's going to be right at the 78 transition.

00:06

I have one vehicle in the center median,

00:09

and one vehicle blocking the HOV in the one lane, if you can have either run a break.

00:18

Time for traffic collision northbound five at the 78 transition one vehicle in the center divide one vehicle disabled in the HOV number one unit for a break.

00:27

Okay,

00:29

I talked to the parties no injury at this time.

00:32

One vehicle is going to be in the ice plant between the transitions to the five and the 78.

00:40

10-4[1], negative injury between the transit 5 and 78.

00:44

We'll go ahead on the starting unit.

00:47

104, one vehicle is immobile in the HOV1 and 2.

00:56

7-4, one vehicle is not going to be movable, and we'll go ahead and get a tow started.

01:02

And for the second vehicle in the ice plant, those probably need twenty to fifty feet of cable.

01:14

Time for twenty feet of cable and that's for the vehicle in the center divide.

01:20

Okay, for it's going to be the transition between from westbound, eastbound 78 to the five connector.

01:32

104, pretty good a cable for the vehicle in the eastbound, the northbound 5 connector.

01:41

And then, do you have any unit going 97[2]? No?

01:45

104, a copy unit going 97[2].

01:46

Is this going to be the northbound 5 just south of the Oceanside?

01:51

So it's going to be I-5 at the 78.

01:55

104, I-5 at the 78.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-4: Acknowledgement or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.

[2]

97: Officer has arrived at the scene or location.

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I-5, Oceanside, CA

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