California Highway Patrol

Shooting outside mall leaves one man dead

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CERRITOS, CA – A shooting at a popular shopping mall in Cerritos, California, involving a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer resulted in one death on Friday. The shooting occurred near the Nordstrom of the Los Cerritos Center, according to local law enforcement. Following the shooting, a chase ensued on the 605 Freeway, before concluding about seven miles away from the mall. The incident prompted a lockdown at the mall, the duration of which hasn’t been …

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Two kids killed in head-on crash on the freeway

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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA – A fatal car crash claimed the lives of three individuals, including two children, in San Bernardino County over the Easter weekend. The crash occurred on the 15 Freeway and was reportedly caused by a vehicle hydroplaning and crossing into oncoming traffic. The driver of a Kia lost control while heading south near Halloran Springs. This caused the vehicle to hydroplane across all the southbound lanes, the dirt median, and into …

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Eight dead and another injured in head-on crash

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MADERA COUNTY, CA – Tragedy struck on Friday morning when a pickup truck and a minivan, carrying farmworkers, collided head-on, resulting in the death of eight people and leaving one injured, as per the California Highway Patrol. The horrific incident unfolded around 6:15 a.m. when an elderly man driving a Chevrolet Silverado, for reasons yet to be ascertained, crossed into the oncoming lane and crashed into a GMC Safari, as confirmed by Officer Javier Ruvalcaba, …

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Motorist rescued after plunging more than 100 feet and trapped for five days

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KERN COUNTY, CA – In a daring rescue operation, a driver who had been trapped in a crashed pickup truck for five days was saved on Saturday. The vehicle had taken a 100-foot plunge into a ravine in Southern California, leaving the driver incapacitated and unable to free themselves. The incident took place on an isolated, twisting road nestled between the towns of Arvin and Stallion Springs, as per the Kern County Fire Department. The …

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Freeway shooting leaves 8-year-old boy paralyzed

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An 8-year-old boy has been left completely paralyzed below the neck after being struck by a stray bullet during a shooting on an Oakland freeway in July. The family of the young boy, named Asa, shared their heartbreaking story on GoFundMe, expressing their relief that he survived the incident but also acknowledging the profound implications of his new reality. Asa will now require a mechanical respirator to live, tube feeds for nutrition, and round-the-clock nursing …

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Naked driver gets out of car and starts firing gun

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A bizarre incident on the Bay Bridge in California caused major traffic delays on Tuesday afternoon. A female driver, who was later found to be armed, got out of her car naked and fired shots into the air, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The shocking incident unfolded during rush hour, leaving commuters stunned and authorities scrambling to bring the situation under control. The chaos began when the CHP received a report of a …

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Fatal wrong-way crash on California freeway

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California Highway Patrol authorities are looking into a fatal wrong-way collision that occurred on the southbound lanes of the 101 Freeway in East Hollywood early Monday morning. According to the LAFD, three-car accidents took place around 4:30 a.m. The incident began when a driver in a red Toyota Prius was spotted traveling northbound on the southbound lanes. Shortly after, the Prius clipped one vehicle before colliding head-on with a pickup truck. Upon arrival, firefighters found …

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Man arrested for committing multiple shootings and making Capitol threats in California

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A 30-year-old Bay Area man, Jackson Pinney, was arrested on Thursday afternoon after allegedly committing multiple shootings in Roseville and Citrus Heights on Wednesday night. He also made threats that led to the temporary shutdown of the California Capitol building. Pinney was apprehended near the intersection of Douglas Boulevard and Auburn-Folsom Road in Granite Bay, approximately 4.5 miles from the Roseville hospital targeted in the shootings. No one was reported to have been injured in …

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