An accident that happened during the St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Carmichael led to a DUI-related arrest, according to the California Highway Patrol. The several news agencies covering this accident have revealed that a 26-year-old woman was driving her 1996 GMC Jimmy on the westbound lanes of the Madison Avenue when she approached a red traffic signal. According to the authorities, an 18-year-old woman driving on the eastbound lanes of the same Avenue was attempting to make a left turn on a (read more)
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18
Nov
2011
Woman Struck By Vehicle On Highway
According to news sources, a woman was struck by a vehicle Thursday on Highway 101 when she was on the side of the road reportedly attempting to relieve her car sickness. The man driving the vehicle that struck the woman was allegedly driving under the influence. A California Highway Patrol officer reminded motorists that it was illegal to pull over the side on a highway unless in case of emergency. A 27-year-old man driving a Honda Civic struck the woman (read more)
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18
Nov
2011
One Dead, Two Injured In Suspected DUI Accident
According to news sources, a man allegedly under the influence turned onto another vehicles pathway Thursday evening on Highway 20, leading to an accident that sent two people to the hospital and one person dead. A 55-year-old man driving a van allegedly under the influence turned onto the pathway of a 2001 Toyota Tacoma on Highway 20, the California Highway Patrol said. The incident caused the Toyota, traveling westbound on the roadway, to crash head-on with the van. A 76-year-old (read more)
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16
Nov
2011
Three-Vehicle Collision on Highway 101
According to news sources, a three-vehicle collision took place Monday on Highway 101 when a man suspected of drinking and driving collided head-on with a vehicle traveling in opposing traffic. The man was later arrested and subsequently released based on medical needs due to injuries sustained in the crash. The 41-year-old man was traveling northbound when he reportedly lost control of the vehicle and sent it veering off the roadway, drifting onto the opposing southbound lanes. Another vehicle, driven by (read more)
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14
Nov
2011
One Dead, One Injured In Fatal Piru Accident
According to news sources, a man died and another was seriously injured when their car crashed into a bridge in Piru after the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle and sent it veering off the roadway. The accident took place in Piru on Pacific Avenue just north of State Route 126 when the 50-year-old male driver of the Toyota Tacoma pickup truck lost control and reportedly exited the roadway and crashed into a drainage ditch before colliding into a (read more)
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27
Oct
2011
Woman Suspected of DUI Crashes Motorcycle
According to news sources, a woman who was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol was arrested Sunday after she crashed the motorcycle into the center median on Highway 1 near Vandenberg Air Force Base. The accident took place north of Firefighter Road when the woman crashed the 2011 Harley Davidson she was riding into the center median, the California Highway Patrol said. The woman had apparently allowed the motorcycle to drift onto the center median and hit a drainage (read more)
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10
Oct
2011
DUI Suspect Involved In Car Crash
According to news sources, a man suspected of driving under the influence was seriously injured along with two passengers in a car crash over the weekend. The man was driving a 1998 Ford Contour when he reportedly failed to turn the vehicle as it approached a left hand curve just off of the dirt portion of Wienart Road, the California Highway Patrol said. The incident caused the vehicle to veer off the roadway and descend downwards on an embankment for (read more)
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07
Oct
2011
Alleged Drunken Driver Slams Into Power Pole
An alleged drunken driver collided with a pole Tuesday night when he apparently allowed his vehicle to veer off the roadway and crash into it, according to news sources. The 22-year-old man was driving a 200 Volvo S-80 on Redemeyer Road at night when he seems to have allowed his vehicle to drift off the road and collide with a power pole, according to a California Highway Patrol officer. Upon collision, the man attempted to flee the scene of the (read more)
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23
Sep
2011
DUI Suspect In Head-On Collision On Highway
A 30-year-old driver driving northbound on Highway 49 allowed his vehicle to drift onto the southbound lane, sideswiping two vehicles before colliding head-on with a third vehicle, according to news sources. The man was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe when the vehicle started drifting into the southbound lane, according to the California Highway Patrol. He was reportedly driving erratically on the highway prior to the accident. The driver then allegedly side swiped two vehicles before finally crashing head-on with a (read more)
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