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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18
Nov
2011
One Dead, Two Injured In Suspected DUI Accident
21
Oct
2011
Crash In Applegate Claims Three Lives
According to news sources, a teenager allegedly driving under the influence crashed a vehicle on Applegate road late Thursday that caused the death of three people and seriously injuring one. The 17-year-old male driver was reportedly driving under the influence of alcohol and was subsequently arrested after the crash and booked into Placer County Juvenile Detention Center, a California Highway Patrol officer said. He is reportedly facing felony DUI and felony manslaughter charges. The driver seemed to have lost control (read more)
Read MoreA passenger in a truck died after a Sunday morning crash near Disneyland in Anaheim that hospitalized both the passenger and the driver and led to the driver being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, at approximately 12:45 a.m. a 2002 GMC S-10 pickup was traveling at a high rate of speed in the No. 3 lane of southbound Interstate 5 near Disneyland Drive when, for unknown reasons, the driver attempted (read more)
Read MoreA woman was injured Saturday and her brother was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after an all terrain vehicle crashed in Grass Valley, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, at approximately 8:10 p.m. a 33-year-old Lacey, WA, man was driving an ATV westbound on Cottage Hill Drive west of Erin Place when he lost control of the vehicle, and the ATV went off the road. The man’s sister, a 37-year-old Olympia, WA, woman was (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)
Read MoreAuthorities say that alcohol was a factor in a Tuesday night accident that caused a car filled with teenagers to crash into a San Luis Obispo creek bed, report news sources. According to the San Luis Obispo Police Department, at around 7 p.m, a car being driven by a 16-year-old boy was traveling at the corner of California and Marsh Streets when, for unreported reasons, the car flew 25 feet before landing upside down in the creek bed. After the (read more)
Read MoreNews sources report, two people suffered major injuries Wednesday in a single-vehicle accident near Montague. According to the California Highway Patrol, a 28-year-old Yreka woman was driving northbound at about 4:40 p.m. when her 1970 Ford F-250 drifted off the right side of the road. Police say, she steered sharply to the left and lost control of the truck. The vehicle eventually hit a juniper tree. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and (read more)
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20
Apr
2011
DUI Crash Seriously Injures Passenger
One person was seriously injured in a car accident early Monday caused by drinking and driving, according to news reports.
Read MoreThe death of a 49-year-old Sacramento man caused a 23-year-old from Monterey to be charged with a felony DUI, vehicular manslaughter, and driving with a suspended license.
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