Car Accidents on the Rise in San Diego’s North County

More people, more roads, and more freeway congestion caused the number of auto accidents on North County San Diego roads to rise in 2007. Drivers looking to avoid the congestion of Highway 78, found the local surface streets no safer. Below are the top car accident locations in all the cities along the 78 corridor.

OCEANSIDE ACCIDENTS College Boulevard and Oceanside Boulevard – 10 North River Road and College Boulevard – 7 Mission Avenue between Butler Street and Amick Street – 7 College Boulevard and Plaza Drive – 6 College Boulevard and Via Cupeño – 6 Oceanside Boulevard and Melrose Drive – 6 College Boulevard and Barnard Drive – 5 El Camino Real and Vista Way – 5 Mesa Drive and College Boulevard – 5 Oceanside Boulevard and Rancho del Oro – 5 CARLSBAD El Camino Real and La Costa Avenue – 28 El Camino Real and Palomar Airport Road – 27 Armada Drive and Palomar Airport Road – 15 El Camino Real and Marron Road – 15 Alga Road and Aviara Parkway – 14 El Camino Real and Faraday Avenue – 14 Palomar Airport Road and Paseo del Norte – 14 Carlsbad Village Drive and Harding Street – 13 Cannon Road and El Camino Real -12 Car Country Drive and Paseo del Norte – 12 VISTA ACCIDENTS Escondido Avenue and Hillside Terrace – 26 Melrose Drive and Vista Way – 15 Santa Fe Avenue and Vista Village Drive – 15 Emerald Drive and Vista Way – 15 SAN MARCOS ACCIDENTS Rancho Santa Fe Road and San Marcos Boulevard – 41 Grand Avenue and San Marcos Boulevard – 24 Business Park Drive and San Marcos Boulevard – 17 Knoll Road and San Marcos Boulevard – 17 Descanso Avenue and Rancho Santa Fe Road – 16 San Marcos Boulevard and Twin Oaks Valley Road – 16 Via Vera Cruz and San Marcos Boulevard – 16 Bent Avenue and San Marcos Boulevard – 15 ESCONDIDO ACCIDENTS Washington Avenue and North Broadway – 17 East Valley Parkway and Midway Drive – 16 Lincoln Avenue and North Broadway – 16 El Norte Parkway and Centre City Parkway – 14 East Valley Parkway and Rose Street – 14 East Mission Avenue and Ash Street – 13 Mission Avenue and Fig Street – 13 Washington Avenue and Ash Street – 13 East Valley Parkway and Harding Street – 12 East Valley Parkway and Ash Street – 12 Centre City Parkway and Mission Avenue – 12