According to several news sources in California, a driver who was under the influence of alcohol caused a three-vehicle crash. The accident occurred last Sunday morning. The official reports from the California Highway Patrol show that the 42-year-old motorist from Sacramento was driving on Interstate 80 at a very high speed when she suddenly rear-ended a Ford Explorer and veered off the road. The Buick Lucerne that the woman was driving ended up colliding with trees after the vehicle drifted to (read more)
Read MoreAccording to several news sources in the state, the New Year’s California Highway Patrol’s Maximum Enforcement Period has resulted in a high number of DUI-related arrests if compared to last year’s numbers. The California Highway Patrol official reports have showed that there were 1,181 drivers linked to charges of driving under the influence over the weekend. The DUI crackdown began Friday after 6 p.m. and finished Sunday at midnight. A spokesperson for the CHP claimed that the same period last year saw (read more)
Read MoreDrinking and driving is not only illegal and fatal, it’s also the leading cause of death on highways across California. Recent studies conducted by the California Highway Patrol have proven that fatalities related to DUI exceed deaths from excessive speed and failure to use seat belts. In some counties, the authorities are legally allowed to use whatever force needed to secure a blood sample if a suspected drunken driver refuses to cooperate. According to the news, the California Highway Patrol (read more)
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Dec
2011
No Injuries Reported After Rollover Accidents
According to several news articles, a couple of rollover crashes resulted in severely damaged vehicles but claimed no lives. The accidents happened last Tuesday around 2:25 a.m. on Highway 16 near Esparto and no injuries were reported. In one of the accidents, a 21-year-old man from Esparto was driving his Acura Integra on eastbound Highway 16 when he attempted to make an unsafe turn but ended up rolling over instead. The California Highway Patrol official memo revealed that the driver was (read more)
Read MoreThe holiday season is always the busiest time of the year for the California Highway Patrol. According to the reports the authorities have recently released, the weekend rendered over 180 DUI arrests in Los Angeles and claimed the lives of 6 individuals involved in car accidents throughout the state of California. The troopers confirmed that 6 deaths happened in California this year; a high number if compared to the one death that occurred during the same period in the year (read more)
Read MoreAccording to the local news articles, a man from Nevada City was involved in a crash that forced authorities to close the Red Dog Road. Official reports from the California Highway Patrol demonstrate that the driver was intoxicated when the accident happened. The 23-year-old man was in a Mazda Protege on Red Dog Road coming from Boulder Street some time after 10:12 pm last Friday when he tried to turn right but the turn failed, he lost control of his (read more)
Read MoreThe California Highway Patrol announced via official reports that a cyclist who was crossing the 101 last Saturday was tragically killed just south of Broadway in Burlingame. His age or details regarding where he was from were not released to the media. According to the several news outlets announcing the case, the accident happened when two different cars crashed into the cyclist one after the other. He was going northbound on the 101 sometime after 10:40 pm at the time (read more)
Read MoreAn accident on eastbound Interstate 8 has been reported by local news all over the state of California. Two young children and two adults were involved in a crash related to a possible drunken driver who rear-ended a Lexus SUV around 10 a.m. on Sunday. The SUV spun out of control after being hit and went over the center rail divider. The four victims of the crash were taken to the hospital right away while many other vehicles ended up (read more)
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08
Nov
2011
CHP Arrests Man After Highway 199 Accident
News sources reported that a 47-year-old Crescent City man was taken into custody by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) on charges on driving under the influence causing bodily injury, driving with a suspended license and reckless driving after being involved in a multiple-vehicle accident on US Highway 199 Wednesday evening. According to the CHP, the 47-year-old man was traveling in his Honda CRX on Highway 199 at speeds in excess of 75 mph at roughly 5:30pm when he passed a (read more)
Read MoreAccording to news sources, a man was injured and later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after rear-ending a vehicle and subsequently crashing head-on with another vehicle in the opposing lane. The 47-year-old male was driving a 1986 Honda CRX traveling southbound on U.S Highway 199 when he failed to stop for a California Highway Patrol officer and led him on a pursuit on the roadway. The man was traveling at high speeds when he lost control of (read more)
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