CARSLBAD-Calif. – On November 14, 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 the driver, a 55-year-old male from Oceanside, died at the scene. The juvenile and female passenger were uninjured.
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.
For more information
Sergeant Chris Karches, 760-931-2107 or chris.karches@carlsbadca.gov
