According to recent studies, 35,000 passenger and commercial vehicles were pulled over during last year’s campaign known as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver (OSD), which happened in October. The reports indicate that in spite of traffic regulations, passenger vehicle drivers tend to drive at high rates of speed around commercial vehicles. The data that was gathered by the agents who participated in this campaign shows that drivers get more citations over speeding than any other violations. (read more)
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17
Dec
2012
Three People Killed In Interstate 280 Crash
According to local news agencies, an accident that happened Friday on Interstate 280 resulted in the death of three passengers. The California Highway Patrol has reported that a stopped vehicle in the center median of the northbound lanes of the Interstate 280 was spotted. The driver stopped his vehicle after he noticed the car had a flat tire. A Volkswagen SUV crashed into the Lexus Sedan, which was reportedly going at high rates of speed. Three people in the sedan (read more)
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07
Sep
2012
Texas Approves Fastest US Highway
According to several articles, an 85 mph speed limit has been recently approved for a 41-mile long toll road in Texas. The reports show that the Transportation Commission of the state of Texas has arrived at this conclusion after carefully studying the Interstate 35 corridor’s traffic situation, which has deteriorated greatly in the past years. According to the official reports, the corridor that brings two of the state’s largest metropolitan areas together has been too crowded and the way lawmakers (read more)
Read MoreA recent mobilization campaign sent several officers to the streets to crack down on distracted and speeding drivers, according to the news. Although many of the people that law enforcement officials caught during their campaign were offenders of various other breaches of the law, there was quite a high number that was fined due to distracted driving. Many of the offenses also involved speeding and they were reportedly committed by drivers who had distracted themselves in some manner. To learn (read more)
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09
Jul
2012
Fatal Rollover Accident Near Point Mugu Reported
An accident that happened near Point Mugu left one person fatally injured, according to a series of news agencies. The official accident report revealed that the California Highway Patrol has revealed that the crash occurred at about 7:15 in the evening when a vehicle traveling on the Pacific Coast Highway South/East Hueneme Road off ramp overturned for unknown reasons. Two men were involved in the accident and according to the troopers who responded to the scene, one was trapped. The (read more)
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22
Jun
2012
Motorhome Crashes Into Restaurant, Driver Killed
According to a series of local news agencies, a 50-year-old driver was declared dead after driving his motorhome into the side of a restaurant building in Lake Elsinore. The accident memo released by the California Highway Patrol has revealed that the motorist was traveling on the northbound lanes of the Grande Avenue at about 9:50 a.m. when the motorist apparently lost control of his vehicle. The motorhome drove off the road at about 55 miles per hour after making an abrupt (read more)
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08
May
2012
Man Severely Injured in Sunday Crash
An accident that happened last Sunday morning left a Clearlake Oaks resident severely injured, according to several local news agencies. The official accident report issued by the California Highway Patrol has revealed that the 40-year-old man was driving his 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee on the northbound lanes of the Sulphur Bank Road when he suddenly failed to negotiate a curve just south of Highway 20. The accident happened around 3:30 a.m. when the Jeep drove off the road and plunged down the (read more)
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03
May
2012
High-Speed Accident Sends Driver to the Hospital
According to several news agencies, a driver was sent to the hospital as a result of an accident that happened last Sunday on Highway 18. The official reports recently released by the California Highway Patrol have revealed that a 17-year-old motorist was driving a 1996 Pontiac Firebird on the southbound lanes of the Highway 18 around 11:45 a.m. when he suddenly was incapable of negotiating a right-hand curve. According to the troopers who responded to the accident, the vehicle ended (read more)
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30
Mar
2012
Crash Near Woodlake Claims One Life
According to several news agencies across California, one person was killed in an accident that happened just north of Woodlake last Thursday morning. Official reports issued by the California Highway Patrol have revealed that the accident took place on State Route 245 when the motorist who was attempting to drive away from the authorities failed to negotiate a curve. According to the California Highway Patrol, the driver didn’t notice the right-hand curve, pressed the brakes hard and locked the wheels. The vehicle (read more)
Read MoreSeveral news outlets have reported that an accident on Highway 16 sent a motorcyclist and his passenger to the hospital. The crash happened last Saturday afternoon. According to the news, a 67-year-old rider was driving his 2009 Harley Davison on the eastbound lanes of Highway 16 when it unexpectedly drifted off the freeway after the Bear Creek Bridge and collided against a guardrail. The official reports released by the California Highway Patrol reveal that the rider was severely injured while his 65-year-old (read more)
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