BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A woman was killed Wednesday in a crash near Mojave, according to the California Highway Patrol. A Ridgecrest woman was killed after a crash at the intersection of Highway 14 and the westbound Highway 58 offramp at around 11 a.m., officials said. ‘I thought I was paralyzed’: Victim of Valentine’s Day […]
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Amtrak bus driver dies on I-80 in Sierra Nevada mountains while transporting passengers, CHP says
An Amtrak bus driver carrying passengers on Interstate 80’s Donner Pass died Wednesday after suffering a medical emergency, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers were called just after 9:10 a.m. to reports of a bus parked near the right shoulder of westbound I-80 and the Donner Pass Road off-ramp, according to the CHP’s incident […]
Sanger man, 30, killed in a head-on crash in Fresno County, CHP says. Two others injured
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a head-on collision that killed a man early Sunday morning. Officers responded to the area of Highway 180, west of George Smith Road near Yokuts Valley around 5:30 a.m. after receiving an iPhone crash notification. CHP Sgt. Christopher Swanberg said the driver of a Chevrolet Equinox was going eastbound […]
Hanford CHP officer rescues abandoned puppies on highway
HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Puppies abandoned on the side of a highway in Hanford are now in the care of animal care professionals after a California Highway Patrol officer came to their rescue amidst a rainstorm. CHP says Officer Suazo came upon 10 puppies, assumed to be abandoned, along State Route 43. Officials say Suazo […]
CHP arrests Sacramento man accused of firing gun at vehicle in I-5 road rage shooting
California Highway Patrol officers on Thursday arrested a man accused of firing gunshots at a vehicle in an alleged road rage incident several weeks ago on Interstate 5 in Sacramento County. The shooting was reported about 2 p.m. Dec. 30 in the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Twin Cities Road, according to the CHP’s […]
Driver suspected of DUI after car catches fire in Fresno, CHP says
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A driver is undergoing a DUI evaluation after his car caught fire following an offroad collision Sunday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP says around 4:50 p.m. they responded to northbound Friant Road just north of Copper Avenue after receiving multiple calls of a reckless driver in the area. […]
Driver dies after rear-ending big rig near Lemoore, CHP says
KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A person died after rear-ending a big rig near Lemoore early Saturday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. At around 12:10 a.m. officers say they responded to a crash on northbound Highway 41 just south of State Route 198. Upon arrival, CHP says they learned a Ford F-150 truck […]
CHP blitz operations lead to multiple arrests, recovery of nearly $400k in stolen merchandise
(FOX40.COM) — California Highway Patrol said it recently conducted two successful blitz operations that led to nine arrests and the retrieval of almost $400,000 worth of stolen merchandise. On Saturday, CHP posted on Facebook that its Organized Retail Crime Task Forces’ (ORCTF) first operation involved the recovery of goods from Harbor Freight and Floor Decor. […]
Sacramento woman dies in crash after Ford SUV leaves Highway 99 and overturns, CHP says
A woman died early Sunday after she lost control of her sport utility vehicle, which went off Highway 99 in south Sacramento and up an embankment before it overturned, the California Highway Patrol reported. The single-vehicle fatal crash was reported shortly before 4:30 a.m. along the northbound lanes of Highway 99 just north of 47th […]
Placer County cyclist seriously hurt after being struck by silver sedan — CHP looking for driver
The California Highway Patrol is looking for a hit-and-run suspect in Placer County accused of striking a bicyclist who suffered major life-threatening injuries Tuesday after he was ejected from his bike. Officers from the CHP’s Auburn office were called at 1:30 p.m. to Crosby Herald and Wise roads in rural Lincoln for a report of […]
Elk Grove motorist dies after being crushed between two vehicles on Highway 99, CHP says
An Elk Grove motorist was killed after his vehicle was crushed Monday between two pickup trucks on a south Sacramento highway, the California Highway Patrol said. The 47-year-old Elk Grove victim, driving a 2000 Toyota on northbound Highway 99 near Mack Road around 8 a.m., decreased his speed because a 2022 GMC driver ahead of […]
Sacramento agencies, CHP break up large sideshow
(FOX40.COM) — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, and the Sacramento Police Department teamed up on Thursday to break up a large sideshow in Sacramento. According to the sheriff’s office, the event was attended by about 600 people who “wisely elected to disperse” once deputies and CHP officers showed up at the scene. […]