According to news sources, a man was struck by a vehicle and killed in an accident Saturday night after reportedly leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit that ended with him exiting the vehicle and attempting to flee on foot before being struck on the roadway. The incident took place on Highway 80 in Albany when the California Highway Patrol pursued the suspect after identifying him as suspected of drinking and driving, a CHP officer said. The CHP then chased the (read more)
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30
Nov
2011
Man Struck By Vehicle After CHP Pursuit
17
Oct
2011
High-Speed Pursuit Ends With Two Dead
According to news sources, two people were killed in a car accident resulting from a high-speed chase that ended with a vehicle crashing into a motorcycle on Highway 1. The accident took place near Salinas Road and caused the closure of the highway, the California Highway Patrol said. A suspect was reportedly fleeing from the CHP in a Toyota Corolla as an officer pursued him in a reportedly high speed, dangerous car chase. The pursuit seemed to have ended when (read more)
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14
Oct
2011
Beef Recalled Due to E. Coli Contamination
According to news sources, a Los Angeles based ground beef producer recalled about 377,000 pounds of ground beef amid possible risks of E. Coli contamination. The manufacturing company, Commercial Meat Company, is based in Los Angeles and has produced the recalled ground beef between Sept. 7 and Oct. 6. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced the recall of the ground beef Thursday because of potential E. Coli bacteria contamination. The recalled (read more)
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29
Sep
2011
Fatal Collision On Highway 36 Near Chester
A mans truck became airborne after it veered off the road and crashed into a pine tree Tuesday morning in a fatal accident on Highway 36 near Chester, according to news sources. The 22-year-old man was traveling westbound on Highway 36 near Chester when he apparently lost control of his vehicle, veered off the road and collided with a tree in the surrounding forest, according to the California Highway Patrol. The car reportedly became airborne before colliding with the pine (read more)
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27
Sep
2011
Woman Killed In Motorcycle Crash
A woman was killed in a motorcycle accident Monday when a big rig ran over her after the motorcycle she was riding collided with another vehicle on the freeway, according to news sources. The 41-year-old woman was a passenger on a 2004 Harley Davidson being driven by a 46-year-old male. They were traveling southbound on the Long Beach 710 Freeway, according to California Highway Patrol. The motorcycle was reportedly speeding and making unsafe turns prior to the accident. At one (read more)
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26
Sep
2011
SUV Rolls Over, Injuring 6 Children
Authorities said that a woman driving an SUV that rolled over and injured 6 children was suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to news sources. The woman was driving a 2002 Toyota Sequoia and reportedly picked up the children from a baby sitter when she apparently lost control of the vehicle and sent it drifting off the road, a California Highway Patrol officer said. The children inside the vehicle were reportedly the woman’s own children, foster children (read more)
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23
Sep
2011
Reckless Driver Involved In Car Chase
A man with a history of reckless driving has led authorities on a car chase after nearly colliding with a bicyclist, according to news sources. The man was traveling recklessly south on Empire Grade Road at reportedly high speeds when he almost collided with a bicyclist. Upon witnessing the incident, a California Highway Patrol officer at the scene at the time proceeded to attempt a traffic stop. The man then reportedly sped away, taking a u-turn before entering the UC (read more)
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23
Sep
2011
Motorcyclist Injured In Solo Crash
A 52-year-old woman was seriously injured in an accident Thursday morning after her handle bars twisted on Highway 20 and sent her veering off her motorcycle, according to news sources. The woman was not identified by California Highway Patrol officials because of the severity of the injuries she sustained during the incident. She was reportedly riding a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle as she reportedly attempted to pass a truck on the same lane when she suddenly hit hard on her (read more)
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21
Sep
2011
Crash In Sacramento County Injures 5
According to news sources, 5 people have been reported injured in a car crash that occurred at the Foothill Farms intersection Tuesday morning. The California Highway Patrol has reported that a 17-year-old boy and his 16-year-old sister were driving westbound in a Jeep Cherokee when their car collided with another vehicle. The driver reportedly claimed that he had temporarily lost his ability to see because of the sun glare. The other vehicle, a Mitsubishi sedan, was driven by a 22-year-old (read more)
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19
Sep
2011
Single-Vehicle Accident on La Grange Road
At least one person was seriously injured in a single-vehicle accident Sunday evening that occurred on La Grange Road, according to news sources. The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the California Highway Patrol. According to a CHP official, the vehicle seems to have veered off the road, overturned and eventually hit a ditch. Suggesting that the driver of the Maza 626 had lost control of the vehicle, the car reportedly swerved to the right before going (read more)
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