A 9-year-old with an apparent “fuck the police” vibe in Northern California decided to – while driving a Volkswagen Jetta to his school – smash into a California Highway Patrol vehicle and lead cops on a car chase. It was a busy Wednesday for the little guy. One police officer called it a “scene straight … Read more
Cars drive through the fresh snow at Tahoe Donner, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Andrew Chamings/SFGATE California Highway Patrol has closed Interstate 80 off to westbound traffic in Truckee after snowy conditions caused multiple collisions and spinouts over Donner Summit on Saturday, the agency announced. Closures are impacting westbound traffic in Truckee and at the Nevada state … Read more
The Pacific Surfliner train crashed into an “unoccupied tractor-trailer” near Camarillo, Calif., Amtrak told SFGATE in a statement. The accident occurred along state Route 118, according to a tweet from California Highway Patrol Moorpark. There were 95 passengers and five employees on board. The first car of the six-car train was derailed but remained upright. Five people … Read more
