MADERA – California Highway Patrol shutdown one lane of Highway 99 Monday after a tractor trailer and box truck collided, tearing open each others cargo holds.
The tractor trailer appeared to be carrying candy.
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OAKLAND — An Oakland police officer was hospitalized Sunday after being struck by a driver fleeing a traffic stop in East Oakland, according to published reports.
Police had responded to reports of a man passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in the 5200 block of Wentworth Avenue. They briefly spoke to the driver, before he sped off, striking the officer in the getaway.
A few hours after after the incident, police located the driver and arrested him. The officer was taken to the hospital.
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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif.- A cyclist was killed when a sports car veered into her path, causing a head-on crash, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash happened at about 10:20 a.m. on Sunday near 19580 Watts Valley Road in Fresno County.
A Fresno woman in her 50s was riding a bicycle westbound on Watts Valley Road when she crashed head on with an Acura NSX, driven by a 45-year-old man.
The Acura had veered into the cyclist’s path, causing the crash. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated, but may face a charge of vehicular manslaughter, according to published reports.
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One person died while another passenger in the same vehicle sustained life-threatening injuries, after a crash police say was caused when someone ran a red light in Moreno Valley, according to published reports.
The deadly collision unfolded at 3:18 p.m. Sunday at Moreno Beach Drive and Cactus Avenue.
One of the car’s occupants died at the scene, while the other occupant was taken to a hospital in critical condition. The other car’s occupants were also injured. Four in that vehicle were treated at the scene. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office did not identify an at fault party in published reports.
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A teen driver ran a red light, causing a crash that killed him, seriously injured his passenger and hurt six folks in a Honda minivan Sunday in the Moreno Valley, according to published reports.
The wreck happened at 3:16 p.m. Sunday. The 17-year-old boy, who was killed, was identified as Isaac Limares. He was driving a 2001 Lexus IS300, when he ran a red light that’s just adjacent to a popular retail center. He crashed into a 2020 Honda Odyssey minivan, sending six occupants in that vehicle to the hospital, and severely injuring his passenger.
The Honda broadsided the Lexus, as the Lexus ran the red light, knocking the sports car into a metal traffic signal, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
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Walnut Creek Police want the public’s help in finding a gold a or tan four-door sedan that struck and killed a woman on Oct. 1.
The vehicle was spotted as it sped off from the deadly collision on the corner of North California Boulevard and Civic Drive. The woman who was struck, died at the hospital.
Several witnessed called 911 to report the hit-and-run. Walnut Creek police are asking members of the public with any information to call 925-943-5844.
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MENIFEE — The wreck a drunken driver caused has now claimed the a woman’s life, according to police.
The crash happened slightly after 3 p.m. Tuesday at Berea and Newport roads, according to the Menifee Police Department.
A 41-year-old woman, who was critically injured in the crash, died from those injuries Thursday, according to published reports. Her name has yet-to-be released.
Gabriel Derian, 41, of Menifee, remains in the hospital with serious injuries. He is expected to survive to face charges of gross vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and DUI resulting in great bodily injury.
Derian drove a Ford SUV westbound on Newport Road, ran a red traffic signal, and broadsided a BMW SUV. The woman killed was driving the BMW south on Berea Road. The crash caused her to hit a Chrysler sedan, whose driver was going to make an eastbound turn onto Newport Road from Berea Road.
A 55-year-old Menifee woman was driving the Chrysler. She was treated and released from the hospital.
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MERCED, Calif. – A 24-year-old woman was high on fentanyl when she veered her truck into oncoming traffic and slammed into a car.
The head-on collision hospitalized three people, including two juveniles, according to published reports.
The collision occurred just before 10:00 a.m. Friday, near Parsons and Gerard avenues.
Police arrested 24-year-old Patricia Garrett on suspicion of driving under the influence.
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CONCORD — A crash early Friday killed a 45-year-old Concord woman, according to published reports.
Police officers responded at 1:25 a.m. to Treat Boulevard at Kingswood Drive. They found a vehicle had been going north on Treat when the crash happened.
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