Multiple people were taken to the hospital on Sunday night after a head-on crash involving three vehicles in San Marcos, authorities said.
The collision happened around 8 p.m. near South Santa Fe Avenue and North Rancho Santa Fe Road. Witnesses reported that a blue Honda SUV was going the wrong way on the eastbound lanes of South Santa Fe Road and crashed into a red Honda SUV and white Toyota car, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.
Inside the red Honda SUV was a 24-year-old father, a 22-year-old mother and their infant, according to deputies. The parents were transported to Palomar Medical Center with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, while the baby — who was not injured at the scene — was taken to Rady Children's Hospital as a precautionary measure, SDSO said.
The 46-year-old Toyota driver was evaluated by paramedics and released, authorities said.
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The wrong-way driver, a 29-year-old man, was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla with major but non-life-threatening injuries, deputies said, adding that they have yet to speak with the wrong-way driver.
Authorities are still investigating if alcohol was a factor in the crash. At this time, SDSO says no one has been taken into custody.
Due to the crash, authorities closed South Santa Fe Avenue between North Rancho Santa Fe Road and South Las Flores Drive and urged people to avoid the area, the department said in a post on X.
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No other details were immediately available.
This is a developing story that will be updated as more information arrives.
