Charges have been filed against a man who killed two people while driving while distracted, according to several news agencies. The two people hit in this terrible and unfortunate crash were pedestrians. Some of the people who live near the deceased individuals believe that the charge, being only a maximum of 3 years jail time, is too light of a punishment for killing two innocent people. Read the full article here: Neighbors In Distracted Driving Case Say Charges Not Tough (read more)
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14
Jun
2012
DUI Suspect Driving at 134 mph Arrested
Several news agencies have been reporting nationwide that a man from Billings was arrested after he was spotted driving over 130 miles per hour while intoxicated. According to the accident reports released by the authorities, the 32-year-old was driving under the influence of alcohol last Monday and is now being held at the Yellowstone County Jail. Troopers who took the man into custody revealed that he was traveling at 134 mph on the westbound lanes of the Highway 312 last (read more)
Read MoreAccording to several local news agencies, an 18-year-old woman from Tiburon was involved in an accident that took place on the Highway 101 last Tuesday morning that resulted in an arrest. Official releases issued by California Highway Patrol officials revealed that the woman was driving a 1993 Lexus ES300 on the northbound of the 101 when she suddenly lost grip of the wheel. The vehicle veered to the center of the road and hit an oncoming car. The impact forced (read more)
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10
May
2012
Tuesday Night Crash Results in Fatality
According to several local news agencies, a woman from Clearlake was fatally wounded as a result of a crash that happened last Tuesday evening. The official wreck report released by the California Highway Patrol has revealed that the 19-year-old woman was the passenger in a 1997 Chrysler Sebring convertible driven by a 23-year-old that was traveling on the southbound lanes of the highway. According to the authorities, the driver was spotted driving carelessly until the moment she lost control of her car, (read more)
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09
May
2012
Accident Near Old Highway 99 Results in Injuries
Several news outlets have disclosed that a woman was injured as a result of an auto accident near Old Highway 99. According to the information released by the troopers who responded to the scene of the accident, a 51-year-old man was driving his vehicle on the westbound lanes of the Scarface Road when the vehicle drifted off to the side of the road and crashed against a barbed wire fence before the vehicle flipped over to its side just west of Old (read more)
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23
Aug
2011
Fatal Hit-and-Run Accident Closes Highway 76
Media sources reported that a woman in her late 20s was struck and killed in a hit-and-run accident while walking along State Route 76 Monday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the 25-year-old Pauma Valley woman was walking alongside SR76 at approximately 3:30am when she was struck and killed by a 2002 Ford Taurus near Harolds Road. Witnesses stated that the driver swerved but was unable to avoid striking the woman. The vehicle left the scene and its (read more)
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02
Aug
2011
Novato Man Arrested After Hwy 101 Rollover Crash
News outlets reported that a 21-year-old Novato man was arrested after allegedly causing a high-speed crash on Highway 101 in San Rafael Monday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, the man was driving a 1995 Acura Integra northbound in the fast lane at speeds around 85mph as he approached the top of Cal Park Hill between Larkspur/Greenbrae and San Rafael around 10am when he lost control of the vehicle. The Acura swerved and traversed several lanes of traffic before (read more)
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26
Jul
2011
Salinas Woman Arrested After Hwy 101 Car Chase
News sources reported that a 19-year-old Salinas woman was arrested after leading the California Highway Patrol (CHP) on a car chase while driving a stolen vehicle Monday afternoon on Highway 101 in Salinas. In a report, the CHP said that an officer observed the vehicle behaving recklessly on northbound Highway 101 around 12:20pm. The officer at the scene ran the license plate and found that the vehicle had been reported stolen. The officer then proceeded to follow the car and (read more)
Read MoreNews sources report that an Ontario man was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter after allegedly losing control of his vehicle and crashing into another car while driving drunk in Rancho Cucamonga in mid-May. The 18-year-old Ontario man’s blood-alcohol level was 0.10 percent at the time of the accident, according to a police report. Witnesses to the accident stated that the accident happened as the 18-year-old attempted to make a right turn, or U-turn, from southbound Euclid Avenue onto Philadelphia Street. (read more)
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13
Jul
2011
Sutter County Parolee Arrested After Car Chase
Media sources reported that a Linda parolee is being held in Sutter County Jail after leading Sutter County deputies on a high-speed chase Monday night. The 32-year-old man fled Sheriff’s deputies just before 11:30pm Monday night when a deputy tried to pull him over for a vehicle code violation. The man reportedly led police on a 2.7-mile pursuit through residential areas in which he reached speeds of about 80mph. At one point, the man abandoned the vehicle he was driving (read more)
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