Augment LeadsThis page covers San Diego's own crash reporting, the steps that follow a missed or rejected public-entity claim, and the screening questions that fit the city. Statewide law lives on our California car accident leads page.
San Diego's Vision Zero totals
The City of San Diego's Vision Zero update to the Mobility Board (August 2025) charts 54 traffic fatalities and 138 severe injuries in the city in 2024. The year before, 2023, the chart shows 70 fatalities and 128 severe injuries.
The city builds these totals from San Diego Police Department crash reports, and its Vision Zero data page lets you filter them by year, travel mode and area.
Where fatal intersection crashes happen
The city's systemic safety analysis (July 2024) looked at fatal crashes at intersections from 2014 to 2023.
- Of 306 fatal intersection crashes in that decade, only 5 happened at an intersection that had already seen another fatal crash.
- About a quarter of fatal intersection crashes happened where a 4-lane street meets a 2-lane street on a transit route with 3 or more injury crashes in ten years. Those intersections are less than 1/30th of the city's total.
For intake, that means a severe crash can come from almost any corner of the city, and a bus route nearby is worth noting.
When a public entity is involved
A crash with a city vehicle, an MTS bus or trolley, or a dangerous public street runs through California's government claim process. The first claim is due within six months, as our Los Angeles page explains. Two later deadlines matter for San Diego files:
- If that six-month window is missed, Cal. Gov. Code 911.4 allows a written application for leave to present a late claim, within a reasonable time not to exceed one year after the cause of action accrues.
- Once the entity gives written notice rejecting the claim, Cal. Gov. Code 945.6 requires suit within six months of that notice being delivered or mailed. Without that written notice, the limit is two years from accrual.
California law behind every San Diego file
Private-party crash claims in San Diego follow the statewide rules: the two-year deadline under CCP 335.1 and pure comparative negligence. Both are sourced on the California car accident leads page and in our statute of limitations by state table.
General information, not legal advice. Confirm current rules with the statute or your counsel.
Screening San Diego callers
- Ask for the cross streets and whether a bus or trolley route runs there. It helps place the crash inside city limits and flags a possible public-entity claim.
- If a public vehicle or road is involved, ask whether a claim has been filed and whether a rejection letter arrived. The letter starts the six-month suit window under Gov. Code 945.6.
- Ask how the caller was travelling: driving, walking, cycling or riding a motorcycle. Route walkers and riders to your pedestrian accident or bicycle accident screens.
- Ask about hospital admission. The city tracks severe injuries separately, and your team will want the same detail.
How we supply San Diego leads
Augment Leads runs MVA campaigns nationwide and sends San Diego inquiries only to firms that choose the city. Every lead is exclusive to one firm, filled in by the injured person, and replaced under a written policy if it doesn't qualify. See MVA leads and how it works.
Spanish-speaking MVA leads are part of our regular product.
Frequently asked questions
How many people died in San Diego traffic crashes in 2024?
The City of San Diego's August 2025 Vision Zero update charts 54 traffic fatalities and 138 severe injuries in the city in 2024, down from 70 fatalities in 2023.
What if the six-month claim against the City of San Diego was missed?
Cal. Gov. Code 911.4 allows a written application for leave to present a late claim within a reasonable time, no more than one year after the cause of action accrued. An attorney should review these files right away.
How long is there to sue after a public entity rejects the claim?
Under Cal. Gov. Code 945.6, suit must be filed within six months after written notice of rejection is delivered or mailed, or within two years of accrual if no such notice was given.
Do fatal crashes in San Diego cluster at a few intersections?
Rarely. The city's 2024 systemic analysis found that only 5 of 306 fatal intersection crashes from 2014 to 2023 happened where another fatal crash had already occurred.
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