An Oregon man was arrested Friday after authorities say they found more than $2.6 million worth of narcotics during a traffic stop in Merced County. Isaac Abraham Sandoval Lopez, 36, of Portland was arrested Friday after California Highway Patrol officers seized about 262 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, 5 pounds of fentanyl and 2 pounds of […]
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CHP asks for public help in search of at-large freeway shooter
(KRON) – The California Highway Patrol is asking for public assistance in locating a suspect at large involved in a freeway shooting, according to the department’s press release. At 2:27 p.m. on Friday, CHP Hayward patrol officers responded to a freeway shooting that occurred on southbound Interstate 238, north of East 14th Street in unincorporated […]
Bicyclist struck and killed on Placer County highway in early-morning crash, CHP says
A bicyclist was killed early Thursday morning in a head-on collision with a pickup truck north of Colfax on Highway 174, California Highway Patrol officials said. The bicyclist, in his mid-30s, was struck while either stopped or riding slowly in the middle of the road, between Hill Road and the Red Frog Bar, just before […]
Motorcyclist hospitalized after crashing into truck in SLO County, CHP says
This is a developing story. Check back to sanluisobispo.com for updates. To get breaking news alerts, click here One person was hospitalized with major injuries after a crash outside of Arroyo Grande on Tuesday evening. Shortly before 6 p.m., a motorcycle and a Ford F150 truck collided at the intersection of Lopez Drive and Country […]
Bay Bridge sideshow involving fireworks, 150 vehicles halts traffic: CHP
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A sideshow overnight Sunday halted traffic on the Bay Bridge, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP). Just before 2 a.m., CHP officers were breaking up a group of sideshow participants on the westbound side of the bridge near the toll plaza. As officers were responding to that call, CHP received more […]
CHP looking for driver of a truck used in fatal hit-and run crash Wednesday in Cottonwood
The California Highway Patrol is searching for the driver of a 2021 Ford pickup who allegedly left the scene of a fatal crash in Cottonwood on Wednesday morning where a pedestrian was killed. The pickup driver was traveling at “an unknown high rate of speed” south on Balls Ferry Road at about 3 a.m. in […]
Car rolling downhill kills Napa County woman: CHP
(BCN) – A 48-year-old Napa County woman was killed when she tried to stop her parked vehicle from rolling backward down an incline, the California Highway Patrol said Saturday. Fairfield robber caught fleeing in Uber: PD Munkyoung Kim was knocked to the ground and suffered major injuries about 5:45 p.m. Friday in Angwin, east of […]
Driver arrested for DUI after CHP finds vehicle submerged in Northern California waterway
(FOX40.COM) — The California Highway Patrol said it recently arrested a driver after they were found locked inside a vehicle that was submerged in a waterway in San Joaquin County. CHP said two of its officers were called to the White Slough, about 11 miles northwest of Stockton, after multiple people reported seeing a vehicle […]
CHP searching for driver involved in hit-and-run on I-680
(KRON) — California Highway Patrol is searching for a car that was involved in a hit-and-run crash on I-680 on Sunday. The crash left a woman with major injuries. The crash happened just before 2:07 p.m. on I-680 southbound south of Willow Pass Road near Pleasant Hill. A gray Acura was driving fast and weaving […]
2 women arrested for allegedly driving through Kern County with 10 lbs of fentanyl: CHP
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two women were arrested last week for allegedly driving on Interstate 5 with 10 pounds of suspected fentanyl worth nearly half a million dollars. The California Highway Patrol said officers pulled over a vehicle along I-5 near Highway 223 in Bakersfield on June 7. Nude stabbing, carjacking suspect said he used […]
Fully engulfed Audi near Bay Bridge shuts down 3 lanes on Interstate 80: CHP
(KRON) — Three lanes on Interstate 80 were closed off due to a car being fully engulfed in flames on Saturday night, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said. CHP reports the car was on a eastbound lane in Interstate 80 on the Treasure Island offramp. ‘Chaotic scene’: Man fatally shot, 2 stabbed and airlifted after […]
Texas woman killed in crash on Highway 120 near Yosemite National Park, CHP says
A Texas woman was killed in a two-vehicle head-on collision on Highway 120 west of Smith Station Road on May 29, according to the California Highway Patrol. The woman killed was identified as 73-year-old Sara Brent of Humble, Texas. The collision happened at about 1 p.m. on one of the main highways leading into Yosemite […]