According to recent reports, drivers in California have been driving under the influence of drugs much more often than alcohol. A recent study has been carried out by the California Highway Patrol and according to the reports, this could be a growing threat that could lead to serious consequences. The authorities have reported that one in every seven drivers checked by the authorities were tested positive for the presence of prescription or illegal drugs in their system. Following this study, (read more)
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02
May
2012
Bus Hits a Tree, Driver in Custody
According to multiple news agencies in California, a bus driver was involved in a crash that happened last Tuesday morning. The official announcement that has been recently released by the California Highway Patrol has demonstrated that the motorist was traveling on the northbound lanes of the Highway 70 at about 7:45 a.m. when his vehicle veered off to the side of the road and crashed against a tree at Highway 65. According to the troopers who responded to the scene, the motorist (read more)
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06
Apr
2012
Teens Killed In High-Speed Crash
Several news agencies have been reporting that two teenagers were killed in an accident that happened last Thursday morning in Kearny Mesa. This unfortunate accident took place on Highway 52. According to the news, two groups of teens riding in two separate cars reportedly decided to race each other. Both vehicles were traveling at a high rate of speed on the eastbound lanes of the freeway when the VW Passat with one girl and four boys flipped over after the driver lost (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)
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06
Dec
2011
Collision On Highway 89 Claims One Life
News outlets have announced that at least one person who was involved in the wreck on Highway 89 was unfortunately killed. The official reports from the California Highway Patrol show that the accident happened in Hat Creek and involved a Ford Bronco and a large truck hauling chips. Around 2:23 p.m., Highway 89 was restricted because of the wreck. The troopers from the California Highway Patrol announced there was one death related to the crash but no other details regarding (read more)
Read MoreAn off-duty assistant police chief aided in an arrest of a suspected drunk driver early Sunday morning in Studio City, according to news sources. The assistant chief was driving an unmarked car when she noticed the driver and followed him from Studio City to Pacoima, after seeing the driver run into the median on the Ventura 101 Freeway around 3:20 a.m. She followed the driver from there to the 405, then to the 118, where the suspect pulled over near (read more)
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29
Aug
2011
Man Crashes Into Power Pole
A 27-year-old man crashed his car into a power pole Sunday, August 28, at 11:31 p.m, knocking out power in the surrounding areas. He was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence. The crash occurred on Vista Chino, just east of Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs, and caused a power outage to surrounding establishments as far south as Ramon Road, according to reports. The outage affected both Southern California Edison and Verizon, but Palm Spring Police Spokeswoman Rhonda Long (read more)
Read MoreNews agencies stated that a 30-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday in Lakeport after causing a crash on Highway 29 in Lakeport, allegedly because she was under the influence, and endangering her infant daughter. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Kory Reynolds, the woman was driving her 2004 Chevrolet Impala northbound on Highway 29, just north of Highway 281 and Soda Bay Road, when her vehicle veered across the centerline and into oncoming traffic. Her vehicle then struck the left rear (read more)
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14
Jul
2011
One Dead, Five Injured in Crash Near San Joaquin
Media outlets report, a two-vehicle accident left one person dead and five more injured Wednesday evening southeast of San Joaquin in unincorporated Fresno County. According to the California Highway Patrol, at approximately 6:30 p.m. a 1996 Toyota car traveling northbound on Highway 145 just south of Graham Road drifted into southbound lanes and collided with an oncoming Chevrolet Suburban. The passenger in the Toyota was killed in the crash. The car’s driver, a 26-year-old Salinas man, was airlifted to a (read more)
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20
Jun
2011
Diver in Fatal Crash to Face Homicide Charges
Police announced that a driver involved in a fatal East Palo Alto crash Friday night will be arrested upon her release from the hospital, report news sources. According to police, at around 10:30 p.m., officers allegedly witnessed the unidentified 25-year-old woman driving recklessly at Pulgas Avenue and Camellia Drive. Officers tried unsuccessfully to stop the vehicle, but the automobile continued to travel at a high rate of speed in what seemed to be an attempt to evade police. Officers gave (read more)
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