Wrong-Way Crash On I-80 Kills 3 People In Sacramento County
For the third time in just 20 days, a wrong-way crash claims the lives of multiple people.
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For the third time in just 20 days, a wrong-way crash claims the lives of multiple people.
They may be trying, but Caltrans can't ignore driver's frustration and confusion. And neither could we when we started getting so many emails, with some asking why it's taking so long and why aren't more people working on the project.
They may be trying, but Caltrans can't ignore driver's frustration and confusion. And neither could we when we started getting so many emails, with some asking why it's taking so long and why aren't more people working on the project.
The Placer County Transportation Planning Agency wants to change some of the congestion issues in the area by widening the highway and adding carpool lanes in a three-phase plan.
our people were injured after their car drove off the Capital City freeway in Sacramento and crashed into a motel.
Multiple agencies are on the scene of a chemical spill in Solano County that is causing a major freeway backup.
Candles spell out three initials on a hilltop as house music plays in the background and more flickering tea lights line the park.
Matt Azar, Kendra Langham and Matthew Beardwitt died on Jan. 10 when a wrong way driver hit them near Madison Avenue. The CHP says that driver did not have his headlights on as he slammed into them, head-on.
An incident on Interstate 80 in West Sacramento ended with a fire truck hit and a man in in custody.
The CHP says the victims were in no way at fault for what happened, but their lives could have been saved if the driver had adhered to a late-night rule of the road.
Three people – including two teens – died instantly after police say a drunk, wrong-way driver hit them head-on on Interstate 80 early Saturday morning.
Officers say the 25-year-old Sacramento man was riding a Kawasaki Ninja, splitting the two inside lanes at between 50 and 60 mph on eastbound Interstate 80, west of Northgate Boulevard.
Snow made for treacherous driving conditions in the mountains, catching some holiday travelers off-guard.
Caltrans crews had to clean up a mudslide along Interstate 80 near Colfax early Saturday afternoon.
"In that particular area, [Highway] 50 and [Interstate] 80, there have been a lot of wildfires, which means there is less vegetation, and the animals need to travel forward to forage," she said.
Interstate 80 will be closed on Nov. 12 and 13 between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. in both directions at Penryn Road as part of a project to increase the clearance of nine freeway crossings. Here's how to get around that closure.
Officials say a wildfire burning along a Northern California interstate has destroyed five homes.
The next time you travel Interstate 80 in Natomas you'll notice two big changes: a lower speed limit and a higher number of officers looking for offenders.
Officials have lowered the speed limit through the construction zone along Interstate 80 through Natomas from 65 to 55 mph, Caltrans announced Friday.
The Across the Top project added an hour to some drivers' commutes as five lanes of traffic were reduced to three. Eastbound Interstate 80 splits off at West El Camino Avenue into two sections separated by a concrete barrier.
Beginning Saturday, a 4-mile stretch of Eastbound Interstate 80 from the Sacramento-Yolo County line to West El Camino Avenue will go from three lanes to two. From there, traffic will shift to the three inside lanes until Watt Avenue.
All lanes of I-80 near Rocklin are open after an overnight big rig fire caused a major mess.
The concrete problem on westbound Interstate 80 in Natomas was discovered where a new carpool lane is being added.
The Sacramento County Coroner's Office has identified the woman and child killed in a crash along westbound Interstate 80 as two Southern California residents.
