According to news sources, a man was struck by a vehicle and killed in an accident Saturday night after reportedly leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit that ended with him exiting the vehicle and attempting to flee on foot before being struck on the roadway. The incident took place on Highway 80 in Albany when the California Highway Patrol pursued the suspect after identifying him as suspected of drinking and driving, a CHP officer said. The CHP then chased the (read more)
Read More
30
Nov
2011
Man Struck By Vehicle After CHP Pursuit
30
Nov
2011
High-Speed Pursuit In Sacramento Ends
According to news sources, a high-speed pursuit that began in Sacramento ended with the arrest of the suspect Wednesday when the vehicle he was driving went through a spike strip deployed by authorities involved in the chase. The incident took place near Davis when a Sacramento deputy attempted to pull over a 2006 Jeep for a traffic violation, a California Highway Patrol officer said. An ensuing high-speed pursuit then began but officials lost sight of the vehicle near Norwood Avenue, (read more)
Read More
30
Nov
2011
Motorcycle Collides With Vehicle on Roadway
According to news sources, a motorcyclist crashed into a vehicle on the roadway Monday afternoon when the vehicle reportedly drove into the motorcycles pathway, causing the driver to be ejected and resulting in two people being sent to the hospital. The incident took place on Eastside Calpella Road when a 21-year-old woman reportedly pulled out directing into the pathway of an oncoming motorcycle traveling at about 30 mph at the time, the California Highway Patrol said. The motorcyclist, a 20-year-old, (read more)
Read More
29
Nov
2011
Fatal Accident After Man Runs Checkpoint
According to news sources, a man was killed in a three vehicle accident Monday night on Route 74 after allegedly attempting to speed through a Border Patrol checkpoint. The 34-year-old man was driving a 1996 Toyota Camry through a Border Patrol checkpoint when he was directed by officials to a secondary checkpoint area, at which point the man allegedly sped off, a Border Patrol spokesperson said. The incident subsequently caused a fatal crash when the man reportedly lost control of (read more)
Read More
29
Nov
2011
Fatal Solo Accident In Lake County
According to news sources, a woman severely injured in a single-vehicle accident that took place late Tuesday morning in Lake County dead at the hospital after her vehicle veered off the roadway and smashed into a tree. The 70-year-old woman was driving a Pontiac sedan on Highway 29 traveling southbound when the accident took place, the California Highway Patrol said. The incident started when the woman’s vehicle veered off the roadway for unknown reasons and eventually clipped a tree before (read more)
Read More
29
Nov
2011
Fog Blamed For Man’s Death on Freeway
According to news sources, a man was killed in an accident early Tuesday when officials received a call about a man reportedly pushing his vehicle on Interstate 5 in the midst of fog. The man was later killed when a vehicle crashed into him on the roadway. The incident took place on Interstate 5 near March Lane when a man reportedly exited his vehicle and began pushing it on the roadway, the California Highway Patrol said. Heavy fog on the (read more)
Read More
29
Nov
2011
Serious Injury In Three-Vehicle Accident
According to news sources, a man suffered serious injuries in a three-vehicle accident that took place Wednesday, Nov. 23 when he reportedly crossed the double yellow lines onto opposing traffic and collided with two vehicles on the roadway after having mechanical difficulties with his vehicle. The 54-year-old man was driving a 1986 Ford Thunderbird traveling westbound on Highway 20 when the accident took place, the California Highway Patrol said. The incident began when the man reportedly experienced mechanical difficulties with (read more)
Read More
29
Nov
2011
Two Dead, Three Injured In Highway 32 Accident
According to news sources, two people were killed and three people sent to the hospital in an accident Monday that involved a two-vehicle collision on Highway 32. An 18-year-old woman driving a 1993 Toyota traveling eastbound on Highway 32 reportedly made a sharp turn as another vehicle traveling westbound on the roadway was approaching, the California Highway Patrol said. The Toyota then crossed over the shoulder when the driver reportedly over-corrected and caused the vehicle to veer onto the westbound (read more)
Read More
29
Nov
2011
Serious Injury Accident In Two-Vehicle Collision
According to news sources, an serious injury two-vehicle accident took place on Thanksgiving Day on Foresthill Road when a woman reportedly lost control of her vehicle on the wet roadway and crashed into another car. The accident took place on Foresthill Road when a woman driving a 1995 Toyota Tacoma on the wet roadway traveling at about 40 mph reportedly lost control of the vehicle while on a curve, a California Highway Patrol officer said. The incident led to the (read more)
Read More
29
Nov
2011
Four-Vehicle Collision In Gilroy
According to news sources, a four-vehicle collision took place Saturday afternoon amid heavy holiday traffic on Highway 101 that saw thousands of vehicles going through the freeway during the busy holiday weekend. The incident took place when a 1997 Honda Civic traveling on the roadway rear-ended a Chevrolet Tahoe before subsequently colliding with two other vehicles, a California Highway Patrol officer said. The Honda then swerved and collided with another vehicle before colliding with a third vehicle. The driver of (read more)
Read More