Fatal Pacific Beach Crash on Mission Boulevard Involving DUI Suspect

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Nov. 6, 2026) — A 59-year-old woman was killed early Thursday in Pacific Beach on Mission Boulevard after her vehicle was struck by a suspected DUI driver.

The collision occurred around 6:20 a.m. on Nov. 5th when a northbound Ford Fusion traveling at high speed on Mission Boulevard veered right and hit the left side of a Toyota Camry stopped at a red light in the westbound lanes of Grand Avenue.

Paramedics transported the injured woman who was driving the Toyota to a hospital. However, the woman’s injuries were severe and she later died at the hospital.

Meanwhile, police investigating the crash determined the 41-year-old driver of the Ford was intoxicated and he was arrested on suspicion of DUI, police said.

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