Accident articles related to CHP
A San Jose resident suspected of driving under the influence suffered major injuries after driving a truck off a cliff into the Pacific Ocean early Sunday, authorities said. The 50 year San Jose resident sustained major injuries as a result of the crash and was later arrested for DUI.
Highway 198 in Hanford has reopened after a traffic collision. An ambulance and a medical transport helicopter were at the scene.
A crash involving two big-rigs Tuesday morning snarled traffic on westbound Interstate 80 in Richmond, according to the California Highway Patrol. One of the big-rig drivers was injured in the crash and air-lifted to a nearby hospital, police said. No other injuries were reported.
Four people were injured Saturday night when a car veered off an I-680 on-ramp and into a homeless encampment in San Jose. Police are looking into if alcohol played a role in the crash.
A driver has died in Merced after crashing into multiple trees and the car becoming fully engulfed in flames. The driver was reportedly involved in a separate crash before this one. No one else was in the car.
Four people died when a driver lost control and crashed on the southbound 110 Freeway in the South Los Angeles area late Thursday night. The solo-vehicle crash occurred around 11:40 p.m. near the Slauson Avenue offramp.
An Amazon semi-truck crashed into a building in Manteca, California, and the driver was found with a gunshot wound. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the incident, which occurred on Thursday afternoon. The driver hit two parked cars before crashing into the building and was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
An off-duty Sanger police officer has died in a single-car crash in Fresno County. The officer was thrown from the car and died at the scene. The identity of the officer has not been released.
Jorge Herrera Huerta was airlifted to a nearby hospital after crashing into a tree and being ejected from his car in Thousand Oaks. The collision occurred on Aggen Road and is currently under investigation.
A person was killed in a crash involving a semi-truck and a Ford Ranger in Sanger. The victim was identified as Jose Cortez Guzman. The crash occurred when the Ford Ranger failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with the rear trailer of the big rig.