A good Samaritan and a Chula Vista police officer made unsuccessful attempts to rescue the driver and passenger, the CHP said.
Twenty-nine migrants suspected of attempting to enter the country illegally were detained off San Diego in four incidents, officials said.
The women was apparently making racist comments toward children and adults at the Linda Vista Recreation Center.
Take a look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across San Diego County.
Samuel Ruben Ceja initially faced three felony counts of forgery, theft and fraud before he pleaded guilty to identity theft.
"DEA is actively seeking out the cartels, using every tool in our toolkit to eliminate the threat they pose to our communities."
Alexander Tito Oroz, 22, pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and other charges for the April 27, 2024, crash.
Officials warned migrants with serious criminal records who attempt to re-enter the U.S. illegally will face enhanced penalties.
Paramedics took the ailing person to a hospital, where the victim was admitted in critical status.
Rafael Reyes Banda, 47, was found guilty by a San Diego jury last fall of killing 35-year-old Jayme Dawn Morton.
A motorcycle struck him as he was crossing a street.
The American Red Cross was called in to help the residents of the house arrange for interim shelter.
More than 200 law enforcement officials executed search warrants in Escondido, National City, Ramona and San Diego, officials said.
Authorities identified 12 people aboard, all of whom claimed Mexican nationality.
A woman discovered her ex-husband not breathing and with a significant amount of blood on and around him, police said.
Neighbors told authorities they heard gunfire and found a man on the front porch with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
A man suspected of trying to smuggle a Mexican national who was concealed in a compartment built into the vehicle's gas tank was arrested.
The duo were arguing in the 4100 block of Ingulf Street before the stabbing.
"I have no idea how they can contribute at an airport unless it was for intimidation purposes" a TSA officer said.
Ricardo Berron was arrested last week at San Diego International Airport and booked into county jail, but was released on bail.
The blaze, called the Crosley Fire, broke out near Highway 79 and Crosley Truck Trail, according to Cal Fire.
Two adults were arrested on suspicion of violating the county's social host ordinance.
Authorities said the investigation uncovered more than 600 files of child sexual abuse material.
The victim was walking to the store while talking on his phone when a man approached him from behind and stabbed him, police said.
Officers believe all three stabbings were linked to the incident, according to the National City Police Department.
Christopher Ray Schmittel, 23, was found guilty by a San Diego jury of causing the deaths of Joshua Manzanares and Johnny Punzalan, both 19.
Jana Halaska, 30, pleaded guilty to charges of assault with a deadly weapon for the April 13, 2025, stabbings.
An impaired driving arrest and conviction can cost more than $15,000 in legal and court fees, according to the sheriff's office.
The officers, who did not fire their guns during the encounter, sustained minor injuries while trying to detain the man, officials said.
Grant Parker, 34, was in custody at the jail when sheriff's deputies found him hanging inside his assigned cell.
The inmate was facing charges related to possession of an illegal weapon, according to deputies.
A 45-year-old inmate died in San Diego County Jail, which has been under scrutiny for years over its unusually high number of custody deaths
Police said the driver exited the highway in El Cajon, lost control of the truck, then fled from the vehicle on foot.
Son Thanh Nguyen pleaded guilty to the June 28, 2024, attempt to break into the ATM outside the First Citizens Bank branch.
Bishop Emmanuel Shaleta of St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral is facing criminal charges of embezzlement and money laundering.
An ambulance took the man to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla for treatment of life-threatening trauma, police said.
Noly Hermoso Ilarde, 57, of San Diego, and Martin Jose Rebollo Jr., 58, of Chula Vista, claimed to run "Chula Vista Fast Pitch."