Posts Tagged ‘Caldecott Tunnel’
Separate Car Fires Plug Marsh Creek Road/Caldecott Tunnel Saturday
A pair of smoky but unrelated car fires sparked a sizable fire response to Marsh Creek Road in Clayton as well as an eastbound bore of the Caldecott Tunnel on Saturday, paralyzing traffic and severely damaging the involved vehicles. The first fire was reported at 11:03am after a delivery van caught fire in the 15000…
Read MoreCaldecott Car Fire Fries Eastbound Traffic Sunday
The owner of this Subaru Forester bailed out of their vehicle this morning after it came to a rest in the Caldecott and caught fire. Emergency crews raced to the scene, tended to the driver and put out the blaze at around 10:36 a.m. CHP Oakland along with Cal trans and firefighters from both sides…
Read More“What’d I See?” – Suspect Arrested After Pursuit, Collisions Inside The Caldecott – And Foot Chase Saturday
In keeping with our practice of informing our readership about incidents of note occurring in our neighborhoods we can shed some light on what several readers described as traffic gridlock and “heavy police activity” near the Caldecott Tunnel at around 3 p.m. Saturday. It turns out that Antioch police located a stolen car in the…
Read MorePolice Pursuit Ends In Fiery, Fatal Crash On Highway 24 In Orinda; Freeway Closed
Police have shut down the westbound lanes of Highway 24 at Camino Pablo in Orinda after a police pursuit initiated by an OPD officer ended in a grinding crash and fire shortly after 9 a.m. A written release from the Sheriff’s Office, which contracts police services to several local towns and cities, stated that at…
Read MoreCHP Arrests Highway 24 Gunman After Bizarre Incident West Of Caldecott Wednesday
Golden Gate Division Investigative Services Unit arrested a man suspected of assault with a deadly weapon after a bizarre confrontation early Wednesday on Highway 24 west of the Caldecott Tunnel. Investigators said the incident took place at approximately 2:15 a.m. in the westbound lanes, starting shortly after a Toyota Camry, driven by Tomes Torres, sustained…
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