Amador County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on northbound and southbound State Route 49 (SR-49) from Dry Creek Bridge to SR-16 near Drytown for drainage work. Crews will begin work on Monday, April 17, 2017, through Friday, April 21, 2017, from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Motorists should […]
Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 108 from Heliport Road to Snow White Ridge Drive for guardrail work. Crews will be working Monday, April 17, 2017, through Friday, April 21, 2017, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. Motorists should expect 10 […]
Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 108 (SR-108) from the Stanislaus/Tuolumne County line to Old Wards Ferry Road for guardrail work. Crews will be working Monday, April 17, 2017, through Friday, April 21, 2017, from 9:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. Motorists […]
Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on northbound and southbound State Route 49 (SR-49) from Fairview Lane to Woods Creek for slope clearing and repair. Crews will be working Monday, April 17, 2017, through Tuesday, April 18, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Motorists should expect […]
Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on northbound and southbound State Route 49 from Harvard Mine Road to Rolling Hills Road for guardrail work. Crews will be working Monday, April 17, 2017, through Friday, April 21, 2017, from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. Motorists should expect 10 […]
San Andreas, CA…A 41 year old Valley Springs man was driving his 2002 GMC northbound on State Route 49, south of Pool Station Road at approximately 25-30 mph and behind a 1994 Toyota. A 21 year old San Andreas woman was driving her Toyota northbound on State Route 49, south of Pool Station Road at […]
La Grange, CA…On Friday, April 14, 2017, at approximately 7:02 pm, 60 year old Riverside resident, Donald L. Culver, was riding his 1997 Harley Davidson northbound on La Grange Road, south of Old Don Pedro Road. Culver drove over the solid double yellow lines, across the southbound lane, and off of the west road edge. […]
Tuolumne, CA…CHP is reporting a vehicle over an embankment on Buchanan Road. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00139 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 19229 Buchanan Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.980260 -120.202720 Close Detail Information 10:18 AM 3 [9] 1039 3 10:10 AM 2 [3] VEH OVER EMBANKMENT 10:09 AM 1 [2] RPS DAUGHTER […]
San Andreas, CA…CHP is reporting a possible injury collision near Hwy 49 and Poole Station. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00124 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr49 / Pool Station Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.201210 -120.692741 Close Detail Information NO DETAILS Unit Information 9:22 AM 6 Unit Assigned 9:22 AM 5 Unit Enroute […]
Columbia, CA…CHP is reporting a non-injury collision near Parrotts Ferry & Union Hill. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00290 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Parrotts Ferry Rd / Union Hill Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.015341 -120.396305 Close Detail Information 4:25 PM 2 [2] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No […]
Copperopolis, CA…(Update…Just spoke with CHP-San Andreas and there was one fatality in this collision. They have one way traffic controls in place) CHP is reporting a major injury collision near Obyrnes Ferry & Copper Cove Drive. The roadway is blocked. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00204 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Obyrnes Ferry […]
Angels Camp, CA…CHP is working a non-injury collision now in the clearing stages on Hwy 4 near Poole Station. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00151 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr4 / Pool Station Rd Loc Desc: EB JWO Lat/Lon: 38.044637 -120.647426 Close Detail Information 2:34 PM 10 [14] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 […]
San Andreas, CA….A San Jose man was traveling westbound on SR-12 east of Double Springs Road at an unknown rate of speed. Due to his intoxication he swerved onto the westbound shoulder, lost control of his Pontiac and it overturned. He was arrested for suspicion of Felony DUI, and both he and his passenger were […]
Jamestown, CA…On April 12, 2017 at approximately 9:40 pm, 21 year old Sonora resident, Abigail Stewart, was driving her 2004 Subaru Forester northbound on Sawmill Flat Road approaching the intersection with Rambler Road, while under the influence of alcohol. Due to her high level of alcohol intoxication, Ms. Stewart allowed her vehicle to drift off […]
Arnold, CA…Along the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada Today Rain and snow showers. A weather system will continue to bring more snow to the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascades through early this evening. The brunt of the snow is expected through the early morning hours. Locally heavy snow with lowering snow levels is possible in […]
Jamestown, CA…CHP is reporting a minor injury collision in front of Sierra Motors on Hwy 108. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00202 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Sr108 / 5th Ave Loc Desc: IFO SIERRA MOTORS Lat/Lon: 37.958328 -120.418228 Close Detail Information 12:03 PM 2 [3] NEG 1125 12:03 PM 1 [1] SIL […]
San Andreas, CA – The leading cause of death for Americans 15-20 years old is motor vehicle collisions, (According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and the CHP’s goal is to reduce the death rate among teenagers as the result of these collisions. In order to address this alarming trend, the CHP developed a […]
Sonora, CA…Record-setting snow levels and extensive storm damage mean some roads scheduled to reopen April 15, 2017 will remain impassable, Stanislaus National Forest officials announced. “In past years our estimated date of April 15 to open seasonal roads was pretty accurate,” said Jim Junette, acting Deputy Forest Supervisor for Stanislaus National Forest. “This year’s amazing […]
Monterey, CA…The Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on State Route 1 was closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic February 15, 2017, after heavy rains caused a landslide under the structure damaging one of its main support columns. The bridge, which was built in 1968, was demolished over the span of a week. Engineers used a 6,000 ton […]
Jamestown, CA…CHP is reporting a Mustang vs an embankment on Hwy 108 near Rock Shop. Please use caution out there today. Incident: 00090 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: SR108 / ROCK SHOP Loc Desc: EB JEO Lat/Lon: 37.846264 -120.559460 Close Detail Information 8:14 AM 4 [6] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 AHEARNS TOW F/FLTBD 209-533-9149 8:11 […]
Lake Alpine, CA…We would like to thank John Michnowicz for the photos from yesterday as Caltrans commenced their work in earnest of clearing Ebbetts Pass for spring & summer. It will be a long and tough task as once the roads are cleaned crews will need to finish any road repairs needed. We have heard […]
Arnold, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is preparing to begin a project that will install retaining walls along State Route 4 (SR-4) near Calaveras Big Trees State Park. The project will install retaining walls for sediment control, improve culverts and drainage, and re-construct roadside shoulders along a half-mile segment of SR-4, just west of […]
Chicago, IL…The United Airlines CEO at least took it upon himself to offer a statement directly on the incident. He rightly assumed that leaving this to his PR Department would have amounted to cruel and unusual punishment of PR people. It seems no one was willing to accept the vouchers and inducements offered. The poor […]
Bear Valley, CA…CHP is reporting that no humans have been injured in a collision near Hwy 4 and Bear Valley. Unfortunately is looks like there has been one canine fatality. Incident: 00151 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: 0 Sr4 Loc Desc: 4 AT BEAR VLY ENTRANCE Lat/Lon: 38.460305 -120.044375 Close Detail Information 10:36 AM 4 […]
Sonora, CA…CHP is reporting a collision near Jamestown & Wigwam Roads. Not sure all of the details but emergency medical crews were doing CPR on one unresponsive subject earlier. We pray it was a good outcome…. Incident: 00132 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Wigwam Rd / Jamestown Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.961770 -120.417777 Close Detail […]
Mi Wuk Village, CA…CHP is reporting a collision on Hwy 108 near Sierra Park Road. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00282 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr108 / Sierra Park Rd Loc Desc: JEO MI WUK Lat/Lon: 38.065692 -120.184788 Close Detail Information 1:49 PM 2 [3] NEG 1125 1:49 PM 1 [2] EVERYONE […]
Arnold, CA…CHP is reporting a solo vehicle vs a tree near Hwy 4 and Beatrice Drive in the Cottage Springs area. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00240 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr4 / Beatrice Dr Loc Desc: WB Lat/Lon: 38.356417 -120.212332 Close Detail Information 1:34 PM 2 [4] 1039 CALSO ON PRECAUTION […]
Coulterville, CA…On Friday, April 7th, at approximately 11 am, 28 year old Ricardo Gonzalez was driving a 2004 Toyota Camry southbound on State Route 49 south of Coulterville, during a heavy downpour. Due to the unsafe speed for the wet weather conditions, Gonzalez ran off of the west road edge and down a very steep […]
Pine Grove, CA…CJP is reporting an overturned vehicle on Hwy 88 near Climax Road. The driver is out of the vehicle and it luckily non-injury. Incident: 00296 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr88 / Climax Rd Loc Desc: JWO Lat/Lon: 38.406871 -120.670047 Close Detail Information 6:50 PM 4 [5] 1039 AMA SO 6:49 PM 3 […]
Mountain Ranch, CA…The tragic notifications to his family have been completed and Calaveras County Coroner Kevin Raggio has released that it was 22 year old Christopher Hiser from Sonora that lost his life yesterday when he was struck by a limb from a tree. He was working for a tree contractor and was in a […]
