Overview

• A semi-truck veered off State Route 76 and crashed into a Starbucks on North Coast Highway in Oceanside at 4:45 a.m. on May 7, 2025.
• The driver was trapped in the truck cab due to electrical hazards and was extricated after San Diego Gas & Electric cut power to the building.
• Both the truck driver and a Starbucks employee sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital for treatment.
• The Starbucks building has been deemed temporarily unsafe pending a complete structural evaluation, and power restoration efforts are ongoing.
• Oceanside Police's preliminary investigation suggests the driver suffered a medical event, potentially causing the crash.