Carlsbad CA— Late this morning, November 14, 2020, at 10:40 a.m. the City of Carlsbad Police Department was called to Palomar Airport Road and Paseo Del Norte due to a traffic collision. When Officers arrived on scene it was determined the collision occurred at Palomar Airport Road over the I-5 freeway.
On arrival, officers found the driver of a black Chevrolet pick-up had been involved in a single vehicle collision.
The vehicle had one juvenile passenger and one female adult passenger.
Tragically, a 55-year-old male from Oceanside died at the scene. The juvenile and female passenger were uninjured.
The name of the driver has not been released.
The preliminary investigation shows that alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the collision, but the investigation is still underway.
Palomar Airport Road at the I-5 freeway was closed for an extended period of time as officers investigated the cause of the collision, but is now open.