Posts Tagged ‘I-680’
Wrong-Way Driver Triggers Fatal I-680 Crash Friday
A driver suspected of speeding south in the northbound lanes of I-680 at Oak Road triggered a lethal multi-car crash that left at least one person dead and several others seriously injured shortly before midnight Friday. Reports of a black Dodge Charger traveling at high speed the wrong way on the freeway began to come…
Read MoreCrockett Fire, Multiple Freeway Crashes Reported Friday
The day’s rainfall may have turned our freeways into giant Slip n’ Slides but it had no apparent affect on a 2-Alarm fire burning aggressively in Crockett. As usual, we’re updating subscribers via our Flash Alert system – you may want to try it if you like knowing “what’s going on” in your part of…
Read MoreMonday Musings From 4,000… 3,600 Feet: Dump Trucks And A Window Popping?
Good morrrrrrniiinggg, Ground Huggers! It’s me, Trixie, behind the stick of the famous NEWS24/680 Sopwith and in the air again where I belong! I know it has been a long time. Directly over the junction of our two freeways and on the lookout for traffic jams and Thunder Runners dodging those newfangled license plate reading…
Read MoreDanville Man Succumbs To Injuries Suffered While Dashing Across I-680 Earlier This Month
California Highway Patrol investigators Wednesday said a man struck by a car while running across traffic on northbound I-680 earlier this month has died of his injuries. The man’s companion that day, a 54-year-old from Grass Valley, was also struck and seriously injured. Her condition has been downgraded from critical to “major injuries” and she…
Read MoreMajor Injury Crash Briefly Closes Southbound I-680 Tuesday
One person was seriously injured in a high speed crash off southbound I-680 near Bollinger Canyon Road Tuesday, the crash closing the Interstate for about half an hour as a CalStar air ambulance was brought in to evacuate the injured driver. The incident was reported at about 1:50 p.m., with motorists reporting a white pickup…
Read MorePleasant Hill Police Arrest Shoplifting Crew On Highway 24 Thursday
Our pages have documented several recent shoplifting excursions in the 24/680 of late, some of them seemingly conducted by crews of individuals targeting specific stores for specific merchandise. On Thursday, about 10:30 a.m., employees from Marshall’s department store in Pleasant Hill called police to report that a large scale theft had just occurred. A detailed description…
Read MoreMoraga Man Dead After Crash-Filled Sunday On I-680
One person was killed in a flurry of isolated crashes – often reported just minutes apart – on I-680 from San Ramon to Alamo Sunday. The fatal accident, still being investigated and cleared as this is written (12:50 p.m.) was reported at 12:18 p.m. on southbound I-680 at the Sycamore Valley Road offramp and was…
Read MoreLafayette Parking Officer’s Discovery Triggers High-Speed Pursuit, Two Arrests
Two people from Antioch and Martinez were in custody Wednesday after a Lafayette parking enforcement officer equipped with an automated license plate reader identified a stolen car in the city, calling in another officer who gave chase after the car sped away at speeds estimated at 100 mph. An LPD spokesman said the incident began at…
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