[01-28-2025] San Diego County, CA – Woman Injured After DUI Suspect Crashes Into Parked Semi-Truck in Rolando

A woman sustained injuries after the vehicle she was in crashed into a parked semi-truck in Rolando, San Diego, early Tuesday morning, January 28, 2025.

According to the San Diego Police Department, the crash occurred just after 1:00 a.m. in the 7100 block of El Cajon Boulevard.

Emergency responders arrived at the scene and transported the female passenger to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver, whose identity has not been released, was evaluated at the scene and subsequently arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.

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1. Stay On The Scene — If you can do so, move your car to the side of the road to avoid further collisions. Do not leave the scene. Doing so risks hit-and-run charges.
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DUI Accident Statistics

The NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis states that motor vehicle accidents involving at least one drunk driver caused 11,654 deaths in 2020, accounting for 30% of all road fatalities nationwide. Deaths from alcohol-impaired driving increased by 14.3%, from 10,196 in 2019 to 11,654 in 2020.

One death occurred every 45 minutes due to alcohol-impaired driving. The age brackets of 21 to 24 and 25 to 34 had the highest percentages of alcohol-impaired drivers involved in deadly traffic collisions, accounting for 26% of all such accidents in 2020.

Twenty-seven percent of all alcohol-impaired drivers were motorcyclists, followed by drivers of passenger cars (23%), light trucks (19%), and heavy trucks (3%). Out of the 1,093 road deaths in 2020, which included children under the age of 14, alcohol-impaired driving was responsible for 229 deaths, or 21% of the total.