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Tuesday, December 31, 2013A deputy was injured in a violent pursuit in Fairfield on Wednesday during the a pursuit of a stolen vehicle.
The Solano County deputy’s car sheared off a light pole and hit another pole at Highway 12 and Pennsylvania Avenue. The deputy was taken to the hospital with what are described as non-life-threatening injuries.
The accident came at the end of a high-speed chase involving a stolen vehicle. One of the suspects was arrested at the scene, while another fled, but was caught later.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013Area:
San Diego, CAA driver led La Mesa police on a chase Wednesday night that entered Lemon Grove and ended in a crash and arrest. No one was injured.
At around 9:35 p.m. a La Mesa officer observed a driver in a white Dodge Charger run a stop sign at Waite Drive and Harris Street. The driver ignored the officer’s attempt to pull him over, kicking off a chase on state Highway 94 and city streets.
The Dodge’s driver turned off his lights and attempted to lose officers by running stop signs and red traffic signals, according to a statement from La Mesa police.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013The northbound U.S. Highway 101 connector ramp to northbound Interstate Highway 680 in San Jose has opened after a solo-vehicle crash early this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Officers responded to reports of an overturned red Nissan Altima that crashed on the ramp around 3:50 a.m., the CHP said.
The CHP is actively looking for the Nissan’s three occupants whom witnesses said exited the vehicle, hopped into another car and fled the scene.
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Monday, December 30, 2013A man was killed New Year's Eve after his car flipped over on Highway 1 in west Marin County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The accident happened around 5:30 p.m. north of the town of Marshall. Witnesses reported that two vehicles had been traveling north and crossed over the double yellow lines to pass other traffic, said Officer Andrew Barclay, a CHP spokesman.
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Monday, December 30, 2013A man accused of driving under the influence was arrested after crashing into a pole in Stockton’s Seaport District.
Andrew Lopez, 23, was arrested for DUI, child endangerment and other traffic-related charges after he crashed while racing with another vehicle, according to Stockton police. He was driving with two juveniles in the area of Sonora and Lincoln Street at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday when he lost control of his vehicle and hit the pole.
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Monday, December 30, 2013Fremont police reopened a major intersection nearly six hours after a vehicle killed a woman and injured two others on Tuesday evening.
Officers responded to a report of an injury vehicle collision at Paseo Padre Parkway and Mowry Avenue around 9:55 p.m., police said.
A 19-year-old woman, who was holding a 3-month-old boy, and 17-year-old girl were walking west across Paseo Padre Parkway when they were struck by a vehicle south past Mowry Avenue, according to police.
The driver was a 64-year-old man who cooperated with officers, according to police.
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Monday, December 30, 2013San Francisco police say an elderly pedestrian was struck and killed in an intersection in the city’s Crocker Amazon neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.
Police said the man was hit by a car at the intersection of Rolph and Naples around 3:30 p.m. and later died from his injuries at San Francisco General Hospital.
The circumstances of the crash are still under investigation. A spokesman said the driver is cooperating with police.
This is the second time a vehicle has killed a pedestrian in San Francisco this week.
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Monday, December 30, 2013Police are looking for the driver of an SUV that struck and injured a woman walking on the street on Tuesday morning in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District and then drove away.
Police said a black SUV struck the woman at Turk and Leavenworth Streets at around 9:45 a.m..
The woman was transported to San Francisco General Hospital.
The extent of her injuries were not reported.
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Sunday, December 29, 2013Area:
Los Angeles, CAThe elderly woman who was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in Rosemead Sunday has been identified.
Qingrong Chai, 69, was hit and killed at Marshall Street and Greendale Avenue around 6:20 p.m.
Deputies say a gray SUV was traveling without its headlights on when it struck Chai. The driver then fled westbound without stopping.
The victim would have celebrated her 70th birthday on Thursday.
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Sunday, December 29, 2013Area:
Ventura, CAOne person is dead and another person injured after a vehicle slammed into an Amtrak train in Camarillo on Monday.
Authorities received a call about the collision at a standard railroad crossing at 5th Street and Las Posas Road at 10:49 a.m. Investigators believe a vehicle struck the train, and the impact sent the car into a parked pickup truck.