Media sources reported that a 22-year-old Redding man lost his life in a car crash in Palo Cero early Sunday morning. In a press release, California Highway Patrol Officer Kent Yoshida said that accident happened around 4:20am when the man was driving north on Deschutes Road, north of Maynard Road, at unknown speeds when his 2001 Kia Sephia began to drift off the east side of road while coming out of a counterclockwise curve. The driver “aggressively” turned the car (read more)
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25
Jul
2011
Redding Man Killed in Solo Vehicle Crash
According to news sources, a 27-year-old woman was arrested on DUI charges after fleeing the scene of a hit and run accident in Redding Wednesday evening. Redding Police Department officers responded to a report of a hit and run accident on northbound Market Street at Grange Street in Redding around 7:45pm Wednesday. At the scene, they discovered a 68-year-old Redding man that stated he was stopped at a red light on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he was rear-ended by a (read more)
Read MoreNews sources report, a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the 2008 alcohol poisoning death of a teenage Redding girl at a friend’s house has been tossed out by a Shasta County Superior Court judge. The judge ruled that the girl’s parents, who had brought the suit against the friend and her family, could not legally prevail at trial. The suit alleged negligence on the part of the friend and her family for allowing the teenager to die in their home. (read more)
Read MoreA motorcyclist suffered minor injuries Friday morning when he collided with a big rig outside of Redding, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, shortly before 8:30 a.m., the motorcyclist, a 51-year-old Anderson man, was riding southbound behind a Freightliner tractor-trailer on Highway 273 when the big rig slowed to make a right turn into the entrance to a business. Failing to notice that the semi had reduced its speed, the rider collided with the back of the (read more)
Read MoreA pedestrian attempting to cross Interstate 5 in Redding suffered major injuries when he was struck by a motor vehicle, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, at 1:35 a.m., the 21-year-old Redding man was walking westbound across southbound I-5 near Hartnell Avenue when he was hit by a 1985 Chevrolet. The vehicle, driven by a 51-year-old Seattle woman, was traveling at 60 mph. The man suffered major injuries including two broken legs and was transported by ambulance (read more)
Read MoreNews sources reported that a Greyhound bus collided with a parked construction vehicle on Interstate 5 south of Redding early Thursday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident occurred just after 5am between Knighton and South Bonnyview roads and backed up traffic for about three hours after the initial report of the collision. At least five people were injured during the crash. CHP Sgt. Adam Battle reported that the driver of the Greyhound veered off the highway for (read more)
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22
Jun
2011
Two-Car Wreck Slows Traffic in Redding
North Redding traffic was backed up Wednesday morning after a two-vehicle accident just off Interstate 5 at Twin View Boulevard, report news sources. According to the Redding Police Department, at about 8 a.m. a red 2008 Cadillac turned out from the Interstate 5 offramp, which has a stop sign at its base, and collided with a 1998 Chrysler 5th Avenue. There were no reports whether the 51-year-old Anderson woman driving the Cadillac or the 52-year-old man driving the Chrysler suffered (read more)
Read MoreMedia sources reported that an SUV rollover crash slowed traffic on Interstate 5 in Redding Sunday morning, causing a second collision. According to California Highway Patrol reports, CHP officers responded to the first crash around 11:44am. Three adults and a toddler were listed as being inside the SUV at the time it flipped. Officer Tim Larios explained that the driver of the SUV had drifted into the center-dividing lane, overcorrected the vehicle and rolled. The SUV came to rest on (read more)
Read MoreA Redding driver struck a pole and was arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence Tuesday, report news sources. According to the Redding Police Department, the 60-year-old woman was driving northbound when her vehicle drifted off the road and struck a Redding Electric Utility pole around 11 p.m. The woman was not injured, according to police reports. Her car sustained some damage to the hood, a wheel and front passenger side. The crash damaged the utility pole, causing it (read more)
Read MoreTwo men were injured Saturday when the big rig they were riding in overturned outside of Redding near Ingot, according to news reports. According to California Highway Patrol reports, the truck was traveling on Highway 299 when the 68-year-old driver felt the truck slip and was unable to maintain control of the vehicle, causing the cab of the big rig to overturn and come to rest on its passenger side. The driver was taken by ambulance to an area hospital (read more)
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