Automobile Accidents

• Cyclist Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver

  Todd Slaughter | May 21, 2009 1:04 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  REDDING, Calif. - On the evening that the Shasta Wheelmen participated in the international Ride of Silence, a slow-ride of rememberance of cyclists injured or killed on public roadways, a...

• Chico Police Crack Down on Cell Phone Use by Motorists

  Todd Slaughter | May 01, 2009 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  CHICO, Calif. - Yesterday the Chico Police Department issued 44 citations in a single day crackdown on cell phones by motorists. It has been unlawful to use a handheld cell phone while operating a...

• Crash into Klamath River Kills Driver, Injures Passengers

  Todd Slaughter | April 27, 2009 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  REDDING, Calif. - On Tuesday, March 21, 2009, a single car crash off State Route 96 in Somes Bar took the life of the driver and critically injured two passengers. According to the Eureka...

• Man Killed on I-5 While Changing Tire

  Susy Owen | April 23, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  According to California Highway Patrol, a man was changing the right rear tire on his 2004 Volkswagen Jetta along the right shoulder of the northbound Interstate 5 when he was struck and killed....

• Safe Teen Driving Week Hopes to Cure Rise In Teenage Auto Acciedents

  Marlon A. Scarlett | April 21, 2009 7:31 PM | 0 CommentsStockton, CA

  Parents of teenage drivers, lend me your ear, this week is offically Safe Teen Driving Week. Recent statistics show that teenage accidents on our highways have been steadily increasing since 2005....

• At-Fault Drivers from Out of Town To Be Billed for Collisions

  Amber Wheat | April 14, 2009 3:11 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Some cities and counties in California are thinking about trying a new way to recoup their funds after a collision. If the at-fault driver is from outside the area, they will be billed for the services provided.

• Car Seats Properly Installed Can Limit Car Accident Injuries

  Marlon A. Scarlett | April 06, 2009 2:28 PM | 0 CommentsStockton, CA

  Several days ago a two year old was involved in a car accident that violently ejected them from their car seat. The driver of that vehicle was transporting two toddlers who were both said to be...

• Tire Maintenance a Key to Preventing Car Accidents

  Marlon A. Scarlett | April 02, 2009 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  I recently returned from a 15 hour road trip down the east coast. In preparation for that trip I had to undertake certain vehicle inspections to verify that my vehicle was road ready, and to my...

• Chatsworth Woman Killed in Head-on Collision

  Susy Owen | March 16, 2009 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  According to a California Highway Patrol report, a 35-year-old Chatsworth woman was killed in a head-on car crash on Saturday while heading southbound on San Francisquito Canyon Rd. The woman...

• Head-On Collision on SR 299 Kills Arizona Man

  Todd Slaughter | March 13, 2009 5:16 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - Last night a 50-year-old Arizona man was fatally injured when his Chevy S-10 pickup drifted across the centerline of Highway 299 and collided with another vehicle. According to...