Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Cedar & Inspiration

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Cedar & Inspiration

Pioneer, CA…CHP is reporting a possible injury collision near Cedar & Inspiration. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00253 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Cedar Ave / Inspiration Dr Loc Desc: 25629 CEDAR Lat/Lon: 38.489877 -120.528712 Close Detail Information NO DETAILS Unit Information 1:39 PM 3 Unit Assigned 1:55 PM 2 Unit At Scene

Traffic Update…Head On Collision On Hwy 12

Traffic Update…Head On Collision On Hwy 12

Valley Springs, CA…CHP is reporting a head on collision on Hwy 12 near Evans Road in the Burson area. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00482 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr12 / Evans Rd Loc Desc: 12/EVANS Lat/Lon: 38.184239 -120.872469 Close Detail Information 8:25 PM 7 [6] 1039 FIRE 8:25 PM 6 [8] […]

Traffic Update….Roadway Flooding & Erosion Near Hwy 108 & Old Strawberry Road

Traffic Update….Roadway Flooding & Erosion Near Hwy 108 & Old Strawberry Road

Strawberry, CA…CHP is reporting and Caltrans has been notified of roadway flooding that is washing away part of the roadway near Hwy 108 & Old Strawberry Road. Be careful in the high country as the high temps and thundershowers are accelerating snow melt. Incident: 00547 Type: Roadway Flooding Location: Sr108 / Old Strawberry Rd Loc […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Rolls On Hwy 108 After Incident With Deer

Traffic Update….Vehicle Rolls On Hwy 108 After Incident With Deer

Kennedy Meadows, CA…CHP is reporting that a sedan has rolled after impacting a deer and a rock wall. Luckily it is non-injury but it is blocking a lane. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00469 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: SR108 / Kennedy Meadow Rd Loc Desc: Kennedy Meadows Lat/Lon: 38.324744 -119.752113 Detail Information […]

Minor Injuries In Hwy 4 Collision

Minor Injuries In Hwy 4 Collision

Avery, CA…On 06/17/2017 at approximately 0030 hours, James Spratt was driving his Ford Mustang westbound on SR-4, east of Howard Ct at a high rate of speed. Daniel Horsey was driving a Honda Civic eastbound on SR-4, approaching approaching Spratt. Spratt unsafely turned his Mustang from a direct course of travel and lost control. The […]

Moderate Injuries In Head on Collision on Hwy 12

Moderate Injuries In Head on Collision on Hwy 12

San Andreas, CA…On 06/17/2017 at approximately 1610 hours, Katrina Williams was driving her Jeep westbound on SR-12, west of SR-49. Janet Ballou was driving her Ford truck eastbound on SR-12, approaching the Jeep. For an undetermined reason, Williams turned her jeep to the left into the path of Ballou. Ballou had no time to react […]

Traffic Update…Chevy Cruz vs Bear on Hwy 88

Traffic Update…Chevy Cruz vs Bear on Hwy 88

Silver Lake, CA…CHP is reporting a Chevy Cruz vs a bear on Hwy 88 west of Kirkwood. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00437 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr88 / Fiddletown Silver Lake Rd Loc Desc: 5 MI JWO SILVER LAKE Lat/Lon: 38.512843 -120.485114 Close Detail Information 9:41 PM 5 [14] RDWY CLR […]

Traffic Update…Motorcycle Down On Hwy 26

Traffic Update…Motorcycle Down On Hwy 26

Mokelumne Hill, CA…CHP is reporting a motorcycle down on Hwy 26 above Mokelumne Hill. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00301 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 11455 Sr26 Loc Desc: SR26 Lat/Lon: 38.307864 -120.668398 Close Detail Information 4:51 PM 3 [8] 1039 OFC — 4:48 PM 2 [3] 1039 CAL SO FOR 1141 4:46 […]

Traffic Update….Two Overturned Vehicles Near Hwys 49 & 12

Traffic Update….Two Overturned Vehicles Near Hwys 49 & 12

San Andreas, CA…CHP is reporting two overturned vehicles near Hwys 49 & 12. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00284 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr12 / Sr49 Loc Desc: JNO Lat/Lon: 38.204798 -120.697423 Close Detail Information 4:15 PM 3 [4] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 SAM BERRI 209-728-3931 4:13 PM 2 [3] 1039 CALA […]

Boys Will Be Boys On Hwy 108 Near Kennedy Meadows

Boys Will Be Boys On Hwy 108 Near Kennedy Meadows

Kennedy Meadows, CA….Earlier CHP reported a traffic hazard on Hwy 108 where parties were jumping over the road on snowmobiles and a male with a camera was filming in the road. Please use caution for these and other shenanigans in the high country as Hwy 108 is open for the first weekend this summer. Incident: […]

Traffic Update….Head On Collision Near Hwy 4 & Lower Moran

Traffic Update….Head On Collision Near Hwy 4 & Lower Moran

Avery, CA…CHP is reporting a head on collision near Hwy 4 & Lower Moran. One vehicle is blocking a lane and the other is off the roadway. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00013 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr4 / Moran Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.203003 -120.369792 Close Detail Information 12:36 AM 11 […]

Tuolumne County Regional Fire Academy Graduates Eight New Firefighters

Tuolumne County Regional Fire Academy Graduates Eight New Firefighters

Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne County Fire Department is proud to announce the graduation of five TCFD Volunteer Firefighters, one Mi Wuk Sugar Pine Fire District Volunteer Firefighter and two TCFD Fire Explorers from the Tuolumne County Regional Volunteer Firefighter Academy. County Fire held a small graduation ceremony on Friday night to recognize the dedication, sacrifice and […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Sr120 & Yosemite Lakes Rd

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Sr120 & Yosemite Lakes Rd

Buck Meadows, CA…CHP is reporting a possible injury collision near Sr120 & Yosemite Lakes Rd. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00420 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr120 / Yosemite Lakes Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.816175 -119.939604 Close Detail Information 4:40 PM 5 [12] INQ ETA 4:35 PM 4 [9] [Notification] [CHP]-YNP IS 97 […]

Fire Update….Vegetation Fire Closes Hwy 88 Below Jackson

Fire Update….Vegetation Fire Closes Hwy 88 Below Jackson

Jackson, CA…CHP is reporting a fire near Hwy 88 & Blue Sky Drive. Fire officials have requested that CHP close Hwy 88 until the incident in knocked down. Please use caution and expect delays in th area… Incident: 00123 Type: Report of Fire Location: Sr88 / Blue Sky Dr Loc Desc: WB JEO Lat/Lon: 38.343844 […]

PG&E & Fire Safe Councils Join Forces to Combat Wildfire Risk

PG&E & Fire Safe Councils Join Forces to Combat Wildfire Risk

San Francisco, CA…Even though the drought emergency is over, the damage has already been done. The drought and bark beetle infestation have killed more than 100 million trees in California, and U.S. Forest Service scientists expect elevated levels of tree mortality to continue into this year in some areas. That’s why Pacific Gas and Electric […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Into A Ditch In Murphys Area On Hwy 4

Traffic Update….Vehicle Into A Ditch In Murphys Area On Hwy 4

Muprhys, CA…CHP is reporting a pickup and a sedan have gotten together in the Murphys area on Hwy 4. One of them has ended up in a ditch. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00221 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: 138 Sr4 Loc Desc: IFO SHELL STATION Lat/Lon: 38.137832 -120.456701 Close Detail Information 1:36 […]

CCWD Continues To Make System Upgrades In Arnold Area

CCWD Continues To Make System Upgrades In Arnold Area

Arnold, CA…June 14-June 16: Crews will be trenching and installing 12-inch ductile iron piping along Dunbar Road. They will also tie in a pressure-reducing valve at the corner of Dunbar and Blagen Roads. Traffic control will be in effect during this work. Once the new section of piping is installed, they will begin testing. June […]

Karen Lynn Collins, 51 From Groveland Passed Away in Tragic Collision On Mono Way

Karen Lynn Collins, 51 From Groveland Passed Away in Tragic Collision On Mono Way

Sonora, CA…On June 14, 2017 at approximately 2:45 pm, a 2004 Dodge Ram pickup, driven by 72 year old William Charles Whitehouse, from Twain Harte, was traveling eastbound on Mono Way, west of El Ray Lane directly to the rear of a 2006 Honda Civic being driven by 51 year old Groveland resident, Karen Lynn […]

Traffic Update…Hwy 49 Blocked By Big Rig Near Rawhide Rd

Traffic Update…Hwy 49 Blocked By Big Rig Near Rawhide Rd

Sonora, CA…CHP is reporting that Hwy 49 is blocked near Hwy 49 & Rawhide Rd. Please use caution and expect delays in the area… Incident: 00301 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: Sr49 / Rawhide Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.988671 -120.441432 Close Detail Information 3:05 PM 5 [7] 1125 SB/NB ON SR49 3:03 PM 4 [5] 1039 […]

Traffic Update…Collision Near Mono Way & Jenness

Traffic Update…Collision Near Mono Way & Jenness

Sonora, CA…CHP is reporting a collision near Mono Way & Jenness. Tuolumne SO says their are 3 vehicles involved and CPR is in progress on one victim. Incident: 00292 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Mono Way / Jenness Rd Loc Desc: 19908 Mono Lat/Lon: 37.983096 -120.298333 Close Detail Information 3:04 PM 10 [15] 1039 61-S3 […]

Multiple Agencies Assist In Successful Arrest Of Trio In Big Rig Theft

Multiple Agencies Assist In Successful Arrest Of Trio In Big Rig Theft

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus County Auto Theft Task Force on 06/13/17, was in the area of West Main St in Turlock when they located a 2012 Kenworth Big Rig that had been reported stolen to Oakdale PD. StanCATT conducted surveillance on the vehicle. The vehicle became mobile and started to drive through Stanislaus County. While conducting […]

Bear Mountain Shaded Fuel Break Prescribed Burn On For Tomorrow

Bear Mountain Shaded Fuel Break Prescribed Burn On For Tomorrow

San Andreas, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is conducting a Prescribed Burn on the Bear Mountain Shaded Fuel Break, west of Angels Camp around the Fowler Peak Lookout. This burn will be approximately 80 acres in size and will reduce the fuel loading around the critical infrastructure sites that are […]

Sonora Pass/SR-108 Now Open For The Summer…Not Yet For Ebbetts

Sonora Pass/SR-108 Now Open For The Summer…Not Yet For Ebbetts

Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has removed the winter snow, cleared the debris and made the necessary repairs to open State Route 108 (SR-108) over Sonora Pass at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The diligent work of Caltrans crews enabled the opening of the pass for motorists who utilize […]