A Bit Of Rock Removal In Store For Caltrans On Hwy 4 ~ Pictures From Wagner Family

A Bit Of Rock Removal In Store For Caltrans On Hwy 4 ~ Pictures From Wagner Family

Bear Valley, CA….In a couple of weeks Caltrans crews will start their work on opening the mountain passes for another summer season. On Ebbetts Pass they will need more than a snow blower as the pictures below from the Wagner Family from yesterday. They were snowmobiling in the high country and these pictures were taken […]

Traffic Update….Multiple Vehicle Accident Near Hwy 120 & Old Priest Grade

Traffic Update….Multiple Vehicle Accident Near Hwy 120 & Old Priest Grade

Groveland, CA…CHP is reporting a 4 vehicle collision blocking lanes near Hwy 120 & Old Priest Grade. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00675 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Old Priest / Sr120 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.813975 -120.271992 Close Detail Information 5:39 PM 6 [10] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1011-FCC […]

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle On Hwy 4 Near Spicer

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle On Hwy 4 Near Spicer

Bear Valley, CA…CHP is reporting an overturned vehicle collision affecting traffic on Hwy 4 near Spicer. Please use caution and expect delays in the area… Incident: 00184 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: 0 Sr4 Loc Desc: SR 4 AT SPICER TURN OFF Lat/Lon: 38.426817 -120.080672 Close Detail Information 12:48 PM 7 [8] [Appended, 12:50:13] [2] […]

Traffic Update…Vehicle Collision On Hwy 49 Near Union Mine

Traffic Update…Vehicle Collision On Hwy 49 Near Union Mine

San Andreas, CA….CHP is reporting a vehicle collision on Hwy 49 near Union Mine. Initial units on scene are reporting non-injury. Traffic is being affected in the area. Expect delays until the incident is cleared…. Incident: 00172 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr49 / Mountain Ranch Rd Loc Desc: SB JSO SDS Lat/Lon: 38.189123 -120.674532 […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Down Embankment On Hwy 4 Near Utica Powerhouse Road

Traffic Update….Vehicle Down Embankment On Hwy 4 Near Utica Powerhouse Road

Murphys, CA…CHP is reporting a Vehicle Down Embankment On Hwy 4 Near Utica Powerhouse Road. The subject may have been drinking and vehicle may have gone into creek. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00081 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr4 / Utica Powerhouse Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.156933 -120.437174 Close Detail Information 7:39 […]

Traffic Update….Three Vehicle Accident in San Andreas

Traffic Update….Three Vehicle Accident in San Andreas

San Andreas, CA…CHP is reporting a three vehicle accident with potential injuries near St. Charles & Church. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00265 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Main St / Church Hill St Loc Desc: ST CHARLES / CHURCH HILL Lat/Lon: 38.192679 -120.681341 Close Detail Information 5:30 PM 3 [6] C49-100 1185 […]

You May Still Qualify For A New House on Your Property

You May Still Qualify For A New House on Your Property

Mountain Ranch, CA…Residents who lost their uninsured or underinsured homes in the Butte Fire last September are encouraged to contact Calaveras Recovers to see how the all-volunteer group may be able to assist them in rebuilding their homes. “We have trained Personal Advocates standing by ready to assess people’s unmet immediate needs and long-term housing […]

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Near Hwy 4 & Utica Powerhouse Rd

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Near Hwy 4 & Utica Powerhouse Rd

Murphys, CA….CHP is reporting an overturned vehicle accident near Near Hwy 4 & Utica Powerhouse Rd. It is a vehicle vs embankment and rollover that landed on wheels. Please use caution in the area until the incident is cleared. Incident: 00427 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr4 / Utica Powerhouse Rd Loc Desc: 2-3 MILES […]

Gold Run CHP Officer Nathan Daniel Taylor Passes Away From Saturday’s Injuries

Gold Run CHP Officer Nathan Daniel Taylor Passes Away From Saturday’s Injuries

Gold Run, CA…On Saturday, March 12th at approximately 2:25 p.m., Officer Nathan Daniel Taylor, of the California Highway Patrol’s Gold Run Area, was investigating a traffic collision in the area of westbound Interstate 80 at Castle Peak Road, when he was struck by a vehicle. Officer Taylor suffered major injuries and was transported to Renown […]

Traffic Update…Vehicle On It’s Hood Near Southworth and Pettinger

Traffic Update…Vehicle On It’s Hood Near Southworth and Pettinger

Valley Springs, CA…CHP is reporting a vehicle it’s hood blocking the roadway near Southworth and Pettinger. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00080 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Southworth Rd / Pettinger Rd Loc Desc: JSO 1 MI Lat/Lon: 38.148570 -120.917903 Close Detail Information 7:44 AM 3 [5] 1039 CALA SO 7:43 AM 2 […]

Hwy 88 Back Open, Chain Controls In Effect On 88, 4 & 108

Hwy 88 Back Open, Chain Controls In Effect On 88, 4 & 108

Kirkwood, CA…Caltrans has reopened Hwy 88 at Carson Spur after they did Avalanche Control. Chain requirements are in effect from 4 miles west of Ham’s Station on Hwy 88, Cottage Springs on Hwy 4 and from 4 miles east of Strawberry on Hwy 108. Let’s be careful out there… SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Into Embankment On Hwy 108

Traffic Update….Vehicle Into Embankment On Hwy 108

Jamestown, CA…CHP is reporting a vehicle into an embankment eastbound Hwy 108 just west of J-59. Luckily it is a non-injury accident but there is debris in the roadway. Please use caution everywhere this morning as there have been numerous reports of rocks & debris that have made their way onto the roadways due to […]

Hwy 88 Closed East Of Silver Lake For Avalanche Control

Hwy 88 Closed East Of Silver Lake For Avalanche Control

Kirkwood, CA…Caltrans has closed Hwy 88 at Carson Spur for Avalanche Control. Chain requirements are in effect from Cook’s Station on Hwy 88, Camp Connell on Hwy 4 and from Strawberry on Hwy 108. Let’s be careful out there… SR 88 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA & SIERRA NEVADA] IS CLOSED FROM 3.5 MI EAST OF […]

Flood Watch Now In Effect For Burn Scar Areas & Beyond Through Monday Morning

Flood Watch Now In Effect For Burn Scar Areas & Beyond Through Monday Morning

San Andreas, CA….Flood Watch Now In Effect For Burn Scar Areas & Beyond Through Monday Morning. The details are enclosed…. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALERT – CALAVERAS COUNTY 1141 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ON SATURATED SOILS HAS INCREASED THE CHANCES OF MUD AND DEBRIS […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Near Mount Elizabeth Dr & Kewin Mill

Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Near Mount Elizabeth Dr & Kewin Mill

Sonora, CA…CHP is reporting a Chevy off the roadway near Mount Elizabeth & Kewin Mill. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00198 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Mount Elizabeth Dr / Kuein Mill Rd Loc Desc: MT ELIZABETH AT KEWIN MILL Lat/Lon: 38.060523 -120.266347 Close Detail Information 10:47 AM 5 [9] 1039 CDF 10:45 […]

CHP Officer Sustains Major Injuries When Struck By Vehicle On I-80

CHP Officer Sustains Major Injuries When Struck By Vehicle On I-80

Truckee, CA…On 3/12/16 at approximately 2:25pm a CHP officer was providing traffic control at a traffic collision with an ambulance responding, in the center divide of I-80 westbound, west of Castle Peak. The CHP Officer was actively directing traffic to the rear of his patrol vehicle getting passing motorists to move over to the right. […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Of Obyrnes Ferry Road

Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Of Obyrnes Ferry Road

Copperopolis, CA…CHP is reporting a gray Ford sedan off the roadway and not visible from the roadway near Obyrnes Ferry & Conner Lake Estates. There are possible injuries. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00251 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Obyrnes Ferry Rd / Conner Estates Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.909161 -120.588933 Close Detail […]

Chain Controls In Effect On 88, 4 & 108

Chain Controls In Effect On 88, 4 & 108

Arnold, CA…Caltrans is reporting chain controls in effect on Hwy 88 from 3.6 miles east of Dew Drop, 7.5 Miles east of Murphys on Hwy 4 & from 7.2 miles east of Strawberry on Hwy 108. Make sure you have chains in your vehicle when you come up to play… SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL […]

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Near Darby Russell On Hwy 4

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Near Darby Russell On Hwy 4

Murphys, CA…CHP is reporting an overturned vehicle accident on Hwy 4 near Darby Russell Road. Please use caution in the area…. ncident: 00234 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr4 / Darby Russell Rd Loc Desc: JEO Lat/Lon: 38.178372 -120.382989 Close Detail Information 4:26 PM 9 [14] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 SAM BERRI TOW, ALREADY 1097 4:25 PM […]