Media outlets reported that local news sources are covering an incident that, in spite of the fire it resulted, did not lead to any injuries. Official accident reports show that the front end of a trailer caught fire about 9:10 in the morning while the vehicle was traveling on the westbound lanes of the I-80. The driver was able to escape the vehicle but the entire trailer was engulfed with the flames. The fire, however, did not affect the tractor (read more)
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11
Oct
2012
Vehicle Fire Leads To Lane Closure On I-80
21
Oct
2011
Young Girl Run Over by Van in Stockton Dies
Girl struck by van thrown 100 feet away from the crash site. Witnesses said the bike’s gas tank detonated on impact and covered the girl in flames.
Read MoreThe 101 Freeway has been completely shut down by the CHP due to the monstrous explosion of a truck hauling gasoline. According to news sources, the big-rig truck overturned and caught fire near the transition ramp to Interstate 80 around 5am. Apparently the blaze completely engulfed the cab portion of the big rig, leaving the burnt out frame of the wreck. Three vehicles were involved in the crash. Paramedics rushed the truck’s driver and a woman from another vehicle to (read more)
Read MoreMajor accident involving two big rig trucks shut down portion of Highway 80 near Truckee in the high Sierra’s. Big rig truck jackknifed on the highway.
Read MoreIn a press release, Honda Motor Co. announced the recall of specific model year CR-V compact SUVs and CR-Z hybrids because of two separate safety concerns. This recall concerns approximately 85,000 Honda vehicles. The first portion of the recall affects 2006 model Honda CR-Vs. The company stated that a faulty design of the vehicle’s power window master switch may allow residue from the interior window cleaners to build up on the switch. Over time, the contacts on the switch may (read more)
Read MoreNews agencies reported that a car carrier crashed on Highway 99 in Modesto Tuesday after it’s tire failed, injuring two people. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Eric Parsons, the accident occurred early Tuesday afternoon on southbound Highway 99 when the car carrier’s tire failed. The driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a Toyota Sienna. Both vehicles then slammed into a metal guardrail attached to a concrete medium. The car carrier continued to grind along the concrete medium (read more)
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12
Aug
2011
405 Freeway Car Accident Shuts Freeway
Car fire on the northbound 405 Freeway near the 101 interchange in Sherman Oaks shuts several lanes of the highway, backing up traffic for miles.
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09
Aug
2011
3 Die in Orange County Car Accident
A fiery explosion took place when a car crashed off the exit ramp on the Santa Ana Freeway in Buena Park. The auto crash killed 3 people and injured 2 more
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08
Aug
2011
3 Motorists Die in Truck Accident on 5 Freeway
Paramedics rushed 7 injured motorists to a local hospital for treatment and police officers closed the 5 freeway near Sacramento. Investigators on the scene.
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03
Aug
2011
PCH Crash Kills 1, Critically Injures 3
News sources reported that a car struck a pole on the Pacific Coast Highway Wednesday and became engulfed in flames, killing a man and seriously injuring six others. According to Cecil Manresa of the Los Angeles Fire Department, the accident occurred in the 16300 block of the West PCH in Pacific Palisades around 12:05am when a Ford Focus, for reasons unknown, veered off the road and struck a pole. The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the (read more)
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