Several news agencies across the state have revealed that a pedestrian was fatally injured as a result of an accident that happened on Highway 101 and that involved a semi-truck. According to the information released in the news articles mentioning this accident, a semi-truck hit the man during the evening near Clark Avenue on the southbound lanes of the 101 but the causes behind this accident were not immediately available. It’s not yet known if the man was attempting to cross the (read more)
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07
May
2012
Pedestrian Hit Near Orcutt, CHP Investigates
In accordance with the news and several official announcements from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, due to the potential of overheating the battery separators that could lead to smoke and probably fire, the Altec Digger Derrick trucks manufactured by Altec Industries Inc., have been recalled for free replacement of the separator diaphragms. These utility trucks have been manufactured between 2008 till 2011 and are fully equipped with Sure Power battery separator systems. The recalled vehicles carry battery separator systems models 1314 (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)
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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 MoreMedia sources reported that an Adelanto woman sustained minor injuries when a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer struck her while she was riding her motorcycle on Highway 395 in Hesperia on August 16. Now, the woman is considering filing a claim against the agency for damages. CHP Officer Joaquin Zubieta stated that the 37-year-old woman was riding on Highway 395 and entering the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 when a CHP officer struck the left side of her motorcycle at (read more)
Read MoreNews outlets reported that a 74-year-old Big Bear man was struck and killed by a truck while riding his motorcycle on Highway 330 Tuesday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the accident occurred just before 8am on Highway 330. The 74-year-old motorcyclist allegedly failed to negotiate a right-hand curve in the road while riding his 2006 Kawasaki Enduro 650 motorcycle. Just south of the middle passing lanes on Highway 330, the motorcycle veered into oncoming traffic and overturned. (read more)
Read MoreNews sources reported that a deputy of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department’s Porterville Substation sustained minor injuries Tuesday when his vehicle left the road and went onto and embankment. According to Officer Tom Cribbs, the deputy, whose name has not been released, was driving westbound on Reservation Road when he performed an “unsafe turn” and veered off the roadway. His police vehicle overturned and came to rest on top of a nearby dirt embankment. The deputy reported that he had (read more)
Read MoreMedia sources reported that an accident involving two big rigs on the 15 Freeway brought morning traffic to a stop in Cajon Pass for several hours Monday while crews cleared debris and cleaned up a fuel spill. Officer Mario Lopez, a spokesman for the Inland Division of the California Highway Patrol, said that one of the big rig’s brakes failed at approximately 7:20am, causing it to strike several yellow barrels on the edge of the freeway, a bridge railing and (read more)
Read MoreA mother and her daughter sustained moderate injuries Monday evening in a single-vehicle crash when their car tumbled down an embankment in Rancho Cucamonga, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, at about 4 p.m., a black Nissan Pathfinder went through a guardrail along the far-right side of the southbound 15 Freeway south of Arrow Route. The sport utility vehicle overturned several times as it plunged down an embankment. Emergency crews responded to the scene of the accident (read more)
Read MoreA motorist and his son are dead after an attempt to avoid a dog ended in a head-on collision in Joshua Tree on Thursday afternoon, report news sources. According to San Bernardino County sheriff’s and coroner’s officials, at 2:14 p.m., the 75-year-old Landers man was driving a black 1992 Honda Civic southbound on Highway 247 near Buena Vista Road when he attempted to avoid hitting a large dog that was on the roadway. The car swerved on to the shoulder (read more)
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