Posts Tagged ‘CHP’
Rainfall Leads To Crashes On Highway 24 Saturday
Couple of non-injury crashes on Highway 24 this morning but – thankfully! – no reports of injuries.
Read MoreReport Of Car-To-Car Shooting Stacks Traffic On Highway 24 Thursday
Reports of a man firing into a car on the Oakland side of the Caldecott Tunnel rippled into a massive traffic slowdown from Orinda to Walnut Creek Thursday as police maneuvered to stop and detain a suspect on eastbound Highway 24 and Interstate 680 in Walnut Creek. Initial reports that a person had sustained a…
Read MoreCrisis Negotiations Close Walnut Creek Overpass Early Monday
Police responded to the Treat and Buskirk overpass in Walnut Creek early Monday after a person climbed through a fence at the location and threatened to jump. Northbound I-680 and traffic across the Treat Boulevard overpass was closed briefly in both directions as California Highway Patrol and Walnut Creek police moved in to seal off…
Read MorePossible Shots Fired On Highway 37 Wednesday, CHP Investigating
From the California Highway Patrol: Vallejo, Calif. – A possible highway shooting is being investigated by the CHP – Golden Gate Division Investigative Services Unit (ISU). This incident appears to have accrued on westbound Highway 37, west of Wilson Avenue and may have been a result of road rage. Two male occupants traveling in a…
Read MoreOne Killed In Camino Tassajara Crash Late Friday
One person was killed after losing control of his BMW and crashing into a tree on Camino Tassajara at Charbray around 11:32 p.m. Friday night. Neighbors said they heard the sound of an engine revving followed by a “thunderous” crash as the vehicle wrapped around a tree at that location, trapping the driver inside. Emergency…
Read More24/680 Thunder Runner Nabbed In Oakland After Morning Chase
If you’re one of the thousands of people who saw this silver car passing on the shoulder or the center divider during this morning’s commute the CHP says not to worry because they saw him, too. The CHP motor squad was out on Highway 4 doing some extra enforcement for carpool and speed violations when…
Read MoreOne Dead In Fiery Orinda Crash Thursday
A series of crashes in both directions of Highway 24 Thursday ended in death for an unidentified woman whose car was found crashed and burning westbound just west of the St. Stephens Drive onramp. Police and firefighters were kept busy locating a number of reported crashes in the area at around 8:57 p.m., a caller…
Read MoreAmazon Driver Turns Out To Be A Prime Target; Suspect Arrested After Hijacking Van
Those Amazon delivery people handle all kinds of goods in the course of their day and two local men apparently thought it might be worth their while to drive off with one of their vans. California CHP investigators say at about 1:20 p.m. on July 11 a delivery man was going about his business, exiting…
Read MoreCHP Seeking Witnesses After Motorcycle Officer Clipped On I680 Wednesday
Investigators for the Contra Costa County division of the California Highway Patrol are seeking information about an injury accident involving one of their officers on southbound I680 in Alamo Wednesday. Investigators said one of their motorcycle officers was making a traffic stop on a black Jaguar sedan on Livorna Road at about 8:02 am Wednesday…
Read MoreSo, How’s YOUR 24/680 Commute Going This Morning?
The good news is everyone made it out of this one in good order. The bad news is that traffic on the southbound I680 connector to westbound Highway 24 is looking a little sticky as the Highway Patrol and others clear the wreckage and reopen lanes. Apparently this car tangled with another and “turtled,” blocking…
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