Overview
- A semi-truck veered off North Coast Highway around 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, crashing into a Starbucks at 801 N. Coast Highway in Oceanside.
- The truck driver and a Starbucks employee sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla.
- Rescue efforts for the trapped driver were delayed due to an electrical hazard, requiring San Diego Gas & Electric to cut power to the building.
- Hazmat teams were called over concerns of a diesel fuel tank rupture, but no hazardous spills were reported; the building remains closed pending structural evaluation.
- Oceanside Police are investigating the crash, with early theories including brake failure, a medical event, or a red-light violation.