San Diego County officials have released the names of three people killed in separate traffic crashes across the region in a span of just a few days, underscoring how deadly local roads can be even on seemingly ordinary drives.
The victims were identified as Norman De Vilbiss, 79, Miranda White, 27, and Rhaymon Baugh Jackson, 30. The collisions happened between Thursday and Sunday in Serra Mesa, Pauma Valley and Oceanside, according to the county medical examiner.
According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, De Vilbiss was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla after a southbound pickup veered off Interstate 5 and hit a tree. He was pronounced dead roughly 90 minutes after he arrived. The medical examiner listed his age as 79. Officials have not yet released details about the pickup’s driver.
Predawn Motorcycle Crash In Serra Mesa
Rhaymon Baugh Jackson, 30, died in a predawn motorcycle crash on Interstate 805 in Serra Mesa after his bike rear-ended an SUV, according to the California Highway Patrol and the county medical examiner. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities released his name after notifying his family.
CHP investigators are handling the case and have not said whether speed, impairment or other factors might have played a role, leaving many of the key questions about what led up to the impact still unanswered.
Rural Crash On Route 76
In a separate crash on a rural stretch of State Route 76, Miranda White, 27, was fatally injured when her vehicle collided with a pickup east of Pauma Valley Drive near Palomar Mountain. She was taken to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, where she was later pronounced dead, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
The county medical examiner listed her age as 27 and noted that her name was released after her family had been notified. Authorities have not announced whether any citations or criminal charges are expected, a decision that often hinges on crash reconstruction and witness statements.
Countywide Safety Context
The three deaths land in the middle of an ongoing regional debate about how to make local streets and freeways less deadly. The San Diego Association of Governments has rolled out a Traffic Safety Dashboard to centralize collision data and guide possible fixes, from engineering changes to enforcement efforts.
Local reporting has noted that the county was on pace for roughly 200 traffic deaths in 2025, a sobering figure that keeps freeway and rural road safety near the top of the public-policy worry list. For more on regional trends, see SANDAG and reporting from ABC 10News.
