Bus Crash, Plane Crash ID, and Antisemitic Graffiti Among Active Safety Cases
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A car and an MTS bus collided in Kearny Mesa around 6 p.m. Monday. Fire crews responded to find roughly 10 people aboard the bus; one person was transported to a hospital. Investigators detained the car's driver and identified a possible DUI factor at the scene. As of Tuesday morning, final information on the severity of the injury, whether a DUI citation was issued, or whether charges have been filed was not yet available. Updates are expected from San Diego Fire-Rescue and SDPD.
The County Medical Examiner has identified the second victim of the September 7th Cessna crash and runway fire at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport as Frederic Carl Hewett, 37. The first victim was identified as Roger Shimizu, 45. The NTSB and San Diego Police Department investigation into the crash remains open. Victim identification is a significant procedural milestone, closing one chapter while the broader cause determination continues.
In Imperial Beach, Sheriff's deputies are investigating a string of antisemitic graffiti incidents. The first reported case occurred at a residence in the 100 block of Elm Avenue on September 13th, with additional tagging over the following weekend. No arrests had been announced as of Tuesday morning. Anyone with information can contact the Sheriff's Imperial Beach substation at 858-868-3200 or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
Two other public safety situations remain active without new formal developments in the past 48 hours. Researchers are actively surveying health impacts on residents and workers in the Tijuana River Valley and South Bay communities as part of an ongoing county-and-CDC-engaged sewage health survey — data collection that could eventually support arguments for federal remediation funding. Separately, county supervisors have called for changes following public-records disclosures describing misconduct concerns at County Behavioral Health facilities, specifically Edgemoor and the county psychiatric hospital; a formal policy response has not yet emerged. One situation did resolve cleanly: a dirt spill on southbound I-15 near Gopher Canyon Road in Bonsall Monday morning closed two right lanes from approximately 6:20 a.m. until Caltrans completed cleanup by 8:15 a.m., with no injuries or associated collisions.