Oakland Police Increasing Patrols Before New Year's To Curb Drunk Drivers, Sideshows
Oakland police will have extra officers on patrol this weekend on the lookout for impaired drivers and illegal sideshow activity, police said Thursday.
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Oakland police will have extra officers on patrol this weekend on the lookout for impaired drivers and illegal sideshow activity, police said Thursday.
A 61-year-old San Jose woman and her 34-year-old son were identified as the victims killed when a suspected driver under the influence slammed into their car on Highway 101 early Sunday morning.
Three people died in suspected DUI crashes on Bay Area roadways over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend and at least one driver was arrested every 36 minutes for allegedly driving under the influence.
Two California Highway Patrol officers were being called heroes Wednesday after they rescued a badly injured female driver from her burning vehicle in a suspected DUI crash in Livermore, authorities said.
A Stockton woman who live-streamed a DUI crash that killed her younger sister and was recently released on parole was arrested early Thursday after officers located a firearm during a traffic stop.
A Santa Rosa man was arraigned Wednesday in Sonoma County Superior Court on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI causing death or injury for a collision that killed a woman and her dog in a parked car.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office has identified a woman who was killed when her parked car was struck by an alleged drunk driver early Monday morning in Santa Rosa as 50-year-old Kellie Nora Michelle.
A homeless woman and her dog, sleeping in a car parked on a Santa Rosa street, were killed early Monday morning when an alleged impaired driver slammed into their vehicle, authorities said.
A California woman convicted of driving drunk while livestreaming the crash that killed her younger sister has been released on parole after serving 26 months in prison.
Police in Petaluma arrested a man suspected of drunk driving after he challenged them to arrest him then took off on a high-speed chase that ended after his car caught on fire on Highway 101.
The woman who was killed in a terrible early Sunday morning crash between an allegedly stolen car and a ride-share vehicle was identified Monday afternoon, according to authorities.
A Santa Clara woman was killed early Sunday morning when a suspected car thief ran a red light and slammed into her ride share vehicle on Lawrence Expressway, authorities said.
A Petaluma mom with her infant daughter in her car has been arrested on DUI charges after hitting two cyclists Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
All lanes of eastbound Interstate 80 in Pinole are open after a rollover crash Friday morning involving a big-rig closed down several lanes.
An 81-year-old woman suffered major injuries Saturday morning when she was struck by one of two cars involved in a DUI accident in Petaluma.
A young girl who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run by a suspected drunk driver in Santa Rosa last week is making a tremendous recovery.
A man pulled over for speeding on Sunday was arrested for driving under the influence when a test showed a blood alcohol level exceeding .08 percent, South San Francisco police said.
A driver who admitted to being high on methamphetamines slammed his SUV into a Rohnert Park home Sunday evening, crashing through the front room as the stunned residents including a new-born baby were inside, authorities said.
A Santa Rosa driver accused of hitting a two-year-old girl with his van then taking off Thursday afternoon has a history of drunk driving, according to police.
At least one person was arrested after a fiery multiple-vehicle collision on southbound U.S. Highway 101 early Monday morning.
A new survey released by AAA shows an alarming trend: more people are admitting they are driving high and many don't think they will get caught.
Lanes in both directions of Highway 101 were closed for hours Sunday morning after separate multiple-vehicle and major-injury collisions killed at least one person, resulted in one arrest on suspicion of felony DUI and sent several people to hospitals.
One person was killed, another has been arrested and two more have been hospitalized after the driver of a BMW started a high-speed chase on a freeway and then collided with a minivan on city streets in South San Jose early Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The driver in a morning crash in Brentwood that left a passenger dead was arrested for suspicion of felony DUI, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Police in Santa Cruz have arrested a suspect in connection with a DUI hit-and-run collision that left a pedestrian in critical condition.
