Car Accidents

Three vehicles travelling on Highway 88 in Lodi were involved in a fatal crash that ended close to Harney Lane on February 21. The crash resulted in minor injuries to one driver who was treated at the crash site, but another driver who suffered more substantial injuries had to be transported to a hospital for treatment. A third driver was pronounced dead at the scene. A couple who witnessed the car accident, as well as...

A California car accident that resulted in the death of a motorcyclist on February 14 may have involved alcohol and drugs. California Highway Patrol officers arrested a 22-year-old Redwood City man in connection with the accident, which occurred in San Mateo County. The accident happened just before 3 p.m. on Highway 84 near La Honda. Police said that the 22-year-old man was traveling on the highway near Sylvan Way when he lost control of the...

California residents may have read about a car accident that occurred in Fremont involving a wrong way driver on Interstate Highway 880. On Feb. 6, witnesses called the CHP around 12:30 a.m. to report that a car was going north in the southbound lanes. Within four minutes, another caller reported an accident. A 1999 Volvo collided head-on with a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck with three passengers who suffered major injuries. Upon arrival, officers found the...

Motorists from California may be wondering what steps they should take if they have a car accident, especially if the accident causes injuries to any of the parties involved. Motorists are advised to stay at the scene of the accident; if a person drives away from an accident in which a person was injured or killed, they might be held criminally responsible as a hit-and-run driver. It is unlawful to forgo providing reasonable assistance to...

According to the California Highway Patrol, a head-on collision involving a school bus and a cattle truck left one dead and another injured on Jan. 22. The traffic accident occurred south of Hilmar on Highway 65 and Turner Avenue and the first report happened at 6:24 a.m. There were no children on the school bus during the time of the collision. The transportation supervisor representing the Hilmar Unified School District said that the bus driver...