(FOX40.COM) — A multi-vehicle crash in Amador County has left one person dead and three others injured, according to California Highway Patrol. Amador Fire said the crash was called in around 6 p.m. on Friday and occurred on Highway 88 and Silver Drive in Pioneer, about 30 miles northeast of San Andreas. ‘Major’ crash blocks […]
A search for a man suspected of shooting at a California Highway Patrol officer Wednesday in south Sacramento ended Friday in Fresno County, where authorities took him into custody during a traffic stop. The 41-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the Wednesday afternoon shooting in the 7700 block of Southland Way, […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – After detaining an individual for allegedly driving under the influence, officers with the California Highway Patrol remind the public of the importance of not taking that risk. Officers found several cans of beer in a vehicle in Fresno, detaining the driver after the fact. In the vehicle, they also found a […]
The California Highway Patrol arrested a man suspected of having been involved in a freeway shooting last week on Highway 99 in Turlock. Turlock resident Samuel David Leinweber, 26, was on parole when the shooting, in which no one was injured, took place. He was taken into custody March 26 at the California Department of […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The California Highway Patrol in Fort Tejon said it is escorting traffic through the Grapevine Friday evening along Interstate 5 due to unsafe conditions. A storm making its way through Kern County has dropped snow levels to pass levels Friday. Moderate to heavy snowfall has been reported through the Grapevine throughout […]
The California Highway Patrol’s Sonora Office reported a dramatic increase in calls for service in the past two days and urged Stanislaus County residents to take precautions when traveling into the mountains. CHP Sonora responded to 83 calls between 2 p.m. on Thursday and 8 a.m. on Friday — a 337% increase from the average […]
(FOX40.COM) — The California Highway Patrol announced it will enhance enforcement on Highway 50 on Thursday. According to the CHP, officers will be “actively looking” for any carpool lane violations and drivers who violate traffic laws such as speeding, reckless, distracted, and impaired driving. Enforcement will include commercial traffic vehicles, as officers from the agency’s […]
Authorities on Tuesday afternoon had surrounded a Gold River home where a suspect was holed up after reportedly evading the California Highway Patrol in a vehicle pursuit. The suspect is believed to be inside a home in the 11000 block of Hollenbeck Way, just north of Gold Country Boulevard in the Sacramento County suburb of […]
At least one person died Tuesday after a crash in the far southeastern Coachella Valley, according to California Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 11:45 a.m. at the intersection of Harrison Street and 68th Avenue, which is located in an agricultural area between Vista Santa Rosa and the Salton Sea, about a mile south of […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Three people were arrested on suspicion of grand theft after a two-day operation resulted in over $200,000 worth of wearable electronic equipment being recovered, according to the California Highway Patrol. On March 26, CHP said detectives and investigators from the Kern County Auto Theft Task force (KernCATT), Tulare County Auto Theft […]
California Highway Patrol arrested a driver after a high-speed chase through northern San Luis Obispo County on Friday. CHP officers started chasing a Toyota Camry on southbound Highway 101 near the Kern County line at about 1:07 p.m., Officer Joel Newby told The Tribune. Newby said he did not know why CHP initiated the chase. […]
LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. (KGET) — A vehicle went off a cliff after being involved in a head-on collision Thursday night in Lake Isabella, according to the California Highway Patrol Traffic Incident Page. According to CHP, two sedans collided head-on just after 8:30 p.m. on eastbound Highway 178 near Paradise Cove. One sedan went off a […]