A traffic collision on westbound State Route 76 at Olive Hill Road in Bonsall resulted in at least one person being transported from the scene Saturday night, with officers conducting DUI testing at the scene. The crash was reported around 9:22 p.m., triggering a response from local fire crews.
According to Village News, North County Fire Engine 115 was dispatched en route to the collision per dispatch information, along with rescue ambulance RA123. At least one person was transported from the scene, though the outlet reported that the number of vehicles involved and whether anyone was injured were not immediately known. The report also noted that DUI testing was taking place after the collision, and that the crash could affect traffic in the area.
North County Fire Protection District lists Station 5 at 5906 Olive Hill Road, according to the North County Fire Protection District. The district serves an estimated 55,000 residents across nearly 90 square miles covering Bonsall, Fallbrook, and Rainbow.
CHP Oceanside Handles the Investigation
Crash investigations in unincorporated Bonsall fall to the California Highway Patrol's Oceanside Area office, which covers roughly 1,321 miles of state routes and county roadways across North San Diego County, per the agency's own jurisdictional records. Any severely injured victims along this stretch of SR-76 are typically transported to Palomar Medical Center Escondido, the region's sole Level II trauma center, an 11-story, 288-bed facility serving an 850-square-mile healthcare district, as Hoodline has previously reported.
If DUI is confirmed, drivers face prosecution under California Vehicle Code Section 23152, which allows charges based on physical impairment regardless of blood alcohol content or for operating a vehicle with a BAC of 0.08% or higher, according to attorneys at Eisner Gorin LLP. A BAC of 0.15% or higher may be considered an aggravating factor under Vehicle Code Section 23578.
Growth tied to the Bonsall Community Plan, which concentrates denser housing and commercial nodes near South Mission Road and Olive Hill Road, has also fueled concerns about roads and infrastructure, as The Coast News has reported.
A separate serious crash occurred at a different Bonsall junction in recent weeks. Hoodline previously reported on a fatal crash at West Lilac Road and Old Highway 395 and on the sentencing of a driver convicted of killing Ricardo Becerra in a separate Bonsall DUI case. Details on the number of vehicles involved in Saturday's crash and the condition of the person transported had not been released as of this report.
