A Bus hits and kills Horse in Morgan Hill, CA
Friday, March 12th, 2010A Valley Transit Authority bus carrying 18 passengers collided with a horse in a north Morgan Hill residential neighborhood about 7 p.m. Thursday, according to the California Highway Patrol. The horse did not immediately die, which made for a horrific scene as it flailed around for about 45 minutes until animal control officers arrived with [...]
Head-on car crash on I-8 traps two in Southern California
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010East County California — Two motorists were trapped and had to be extricated from their cars Sunday night after a head-on collision east of Alpine on Interstate 8, authorities said.
The accident was reported about 9 p.m. on I-8 west of state Route 79. A 66-year-old woman traveling westbound on I-8 in a 1998 Chevrolet Lumina, going [...]
The Victim of head on car crash in Southern California mourned.
Monday, January 25th, 2010Friends, family and students are mourning the loss of a 50-year-old father who was killed Friday in a head-on crash near Steele Canyon High School, where he often volunteered for his kids’ drama productions.
He was identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office Saturday as David Norman Reid, who lived with his wife and family in Spring [...]
California Highway Patrol: Is Your Car Ready For Severe Weather?
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010Winterhaven – California
Experts say it’s very important to make sure that your car is ready for severe weather.
Experts say now is the time to make sure that your car is properly maintained and equipped for inclement weather. According to the Winterhaven California Highway Patrol, accidents in the Desert Southwest increase during rain and other bad [...]
SUV overturns in Highway 101 Crash in Oxnard California, hurts 7 bound for CLU swim meet
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010Seven people were injured, including four Washington state residents, when a SUV rolled over Thursday afternoon while going south on Highway 101 near Vineyard Avenue in Oxnard.
The accident was reported about 1:45 p.m., said Steve Reid, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol in Oxnard.
The seven, and an eighth person who was not injured, were [...]
California Highway patrol says 12 dead in California traffic accidents
Sunday, December 27th, 2009SACRAMENTO, California
The California Highway Patrol says 12 people have died in accidents statewide over the Christmas holiday weekend, one more than in 2008.
Of the 10 vehicle occupants who died in the CHP’s jurisdiction between Christmas Eve and noon Saturday, half weren’t wearing seat belts. A motorcycle rider also died, the CHP says. The twelfth victim [...]
Highway 126 collision sends 12 people to hospital in Ventura County
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009Twelve people were transported to area hospitals, four of them with major injuries, after an accident Saturday night on Highway 126 near Santa Paula.
The accident occurred about 6:30 p.m. east of Toland Road when Alex Rojas, 26, of Santa Clarita lost control of the sport utility vehicle he was driving while attempting to pass the [...]
Julian California man, Age 53, killed in head-on crash that was not his fault.
Saturday, November 21st, 2009A 53-year-old Julian man died Friday in a head-on collision on state Route 78 between Ramona and Santa Ysabel.
The accident occurred about 11:15 a.m. when a Dodge truck driven by Justin Jones, 20, of Ranchita, California, drifted onto the right shoulder of the westbound lane, the California Highway Patrol said. Jones overcorrected, crossed the double-yellow [...]
Do not Walk or Run into Freeway Lanes; A CHP Warning to Pedestrians
Thursday, November 12th, 2009The California Highway Patrol is warning people to stay out of freeway lanes; even if they have spilled or dropped something from their vehicle; after a woman was fatally struck Saturday morning while trying to retrieve a lost box on the Capital City California Freeway.
Instead, people should pull over in a safe place and call [...]
There will be Changes on the Oakland Bay Bridge following a Death Plunge by Truck.
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009Caltrans will add more safety measures and warning signs on the Bay Bridge to try to get drivers to slow down before the new S-curve, where a speeding truck driver lost control early Monday and plunged in his big rig 200 feet to his death on Yerba Buena Island, authorities said.
New signs advising motorists of [...]
Los Osos California couple dies in car accident in Kern County California
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009A deadly accident in Kern County claims the lives of two Los Osos, California residents.
The California Highway Patrol said 62-year-old Shirlene Soto and her husband, 84-year-old Walter Elliott, were among the four people who died in a car crash on Highway 46 east of Highway 33 Friday morning.
The CHP said a man driving a Chevy [...]
Santa Maria Woman Dies in Motorcycle Accident
Monday, October 26th, 2009The California Highway Patrol says 51-year-old Nancy Simmons, of Santa Maria, has died in a motorcycle accident.
The CHP says she was a health technician at Santa Maria High School.
The accident happened on Northbound Highway 101, near the Santa Maria River Bridge, just after 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
The CHP said four motorcycles were traveling Northbound, when a [...]
Vehicle collides with school bus carrying children in Ontario, California
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Ontario – California
A school bus carrying about 15 students crashed into a tree after it was hit by a vehicle that ran a stop sign, according to the California Highway Patrol incident log.
None of the child passengers were hurt, CHP dispatchers said, but the bus driver was injured.
The traffic collision, which blocked the intersection, happened [...]
Woman Crushed to Death by a Bus in a Motorcycle Accident
Sunday, October 11th, 2009Tecate, California –
A 42-year-old woman from La Mesa was crushed to death by a bus while riding on the back of a motorcycle on a steep, winding grade just northeast of the Tecate border crossing with Mexico on the California side in Tecate, California.
Debra Louise Allen, 42, of La Mesa, was on the back of [...]
CHP Cruiser hits Pickup Truck in Santa Rosa, California; Driver Critically Injured.
Sunday, September 27th, 2009Santa Rosa – California
A California Highway Patrol cruiser spun out of control and struck a pickup truck, critically injuring the driver, on Highway 12 just east of the Highway 101 interchange in Santa Rosa Saturday night, the CHP said.
Officer Blair Hardcastle took evasive action when a motorcycle merged onto the highway from the Maple Street [...]
Motorcyclist suffers major injuries in Highway 1 crash in San Luis Obispo
Sunday, September 6th, 2009San Luis Obispo – California
A 24-year-old San Luis Obispo man riding a motorcycle was taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center this morning with major injuries after colliding with a stopped semi truck on Highway 1, the CHP said.
The man, whose name has not yet been released, was riding northbound in the highway’s fast lane [...]
Van tried to evade head-on Collision east of Meridian, CA.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009The driver of a van carrying 10 unbelted passengers swerved to try and avoid the head-on collision that killed a Yuba City woman, a California Highway Patrol official said Monday.
Lorretta Lynn Deniz, 22, of the 400 block of Emerson Avenue, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Saturday night accident on Highway 20 east [...]
5 French tourists killed, dozens injured in central California tour bus crash
Sunday, June 21st, 2009SOLEDAD, CALIFORNIA
Luggage and bodies were left strewn around a central California highway after a bus carrying French tourists overturned on an overpass, killing at least five and injuring dozens.
Investigators were still trying to determine the cause of the crash Tuesday afternoon that shut down U.S. 101 for hours, but said the tour bus appeared to [...]
2 Killed In Car Crash On I-5 near Sacramento, California
Monday, May 18th, 2009fatal accident near sacramento, california