California Highway Patrol

An 18-year-old woman who died in a solo-vehicle crash off of state Highway 4 in western Contra Costa County on Monday night has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner’s office as Pittsburg resident Alma Olivares.

The California Highway Patrol spent $38 million responding to recent widespread protests over racial injustice, state officials said Tuesday, bringing state agencies’ combined law enforcement costs to $63 million so far.

Two California Highway Patrol officers were not injured when someone shot at their vehicle in the East Bay early Sunday morning, according to the CHP.

Two people were shot in separate freeway shootings just hours apart Tuesday afternoon in the Bay Area, officials with the California Highway Patrol said.

A man was hiking in Madera County, California, when he was swept into a whirlpool. Luckily, an off-duty officer was nearby.

Many drivers are treating the emptier than normal highways like speedways. The CHP said they’ve used 87% more tickets for excessive speeding since the shelter-in-place order began.

Many drivers are treating the emptier than normal highways like speedways. The CHP said they’ve used 87% more tickets for excessive speeding since the shelter-in-place order began. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Officers in Redwood City arrested a woman accused of stabbing another woman three times in the neck on Tuesday, police said.

While federal investigators send a team to the scene of the charter bus crash that killed three and injured 18 more, including the driver, the California Highway Patrol has released more information about the passengers.

An 18-year-old female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene of a suspected DUI crash in Redwood City early Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

An 18-year-old is under arrest for a suspected DUI crash that killed another person in Redwood City. The crash happened just after 3 a.m. Sunday morning on Southbound 101.

The San Jose Police Department is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred after a pursuit along Highway 101 Monday night.

A plea for help from a girl who held up a sign while in a car traveling on a Northern California highway turned out to be a hoax, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol said six patrol units responded Saturday to a highway near Stockton after callers reported seeing a girl in the back seat of a car holding a…

The California Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a man whose body was found hanging from a tree near a highway in Northern California as suspicious.

A San Jose woman was driving on 280 on her way to work Tuesday morning when she heard what sounded like a bullet.

A San Jose woman was on her way to work Tuesday morning when she heard what sounded like a bullet. Cheryl Hurd reports.

A pickup truck containing seven teenagers took a turn too fast and crashed in San Pasqual Valley late Friday night, killing one and injuring several more.

A California Highway Patrol officer was transported to a San Jose hospital on New Year’s Day after feeling sick following a traffic stop of a vehicle believed to have an illegal narcotic inside, according to the CHP. The officer stopped the car on northbound Highway 17 just north of Hamilton Avenue for a mechanical violation, CHP Officer Henrik Bailey said….

Two people killed after a wrong-way driver crashed into their pickup late Monday on Interstate Highway 80 in Pinole were identified on Tuesday by the Contra Costa County coroner’s office. Tyra Chappell, 52, of American Canyon and Frederic Chappell, 76, of Vallejo were in a 2000 Toyota pickup in the far right lane when their vehicle was hit about 11:40…

All lanes of eastbound Interstate Highway 80 in Pinole have reopened after a double-fatal, wrong-way, head-on collision late Monday forced the closure of multiple lanes into early Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Kris Sanchez reports.