The driver was successfully extricated from the semi truck by emergency crews and airlifted to a nearby hospital with what the California Highway Patrol describes as moderate but stable injuries.

A driver turned left from Highway 1 at Santa Lucia Canyon Road between Lompoc and Vandenberg Space Force Base into the path of a southbound vehicle,

Two people were seriously injured Wednesday after crashing into a trailer and becoming lodged underneath in Madera County, the California Highway Patrol said. At around 4:40 a.m., officers responded to a crash at the intersection of Avenue 25 and Road 9.

California Highway Patrol officers rescued a pelican in distress, found with a fishing hook in its beak and wing, and handed it to the Peninsula Humane Society for care.

Drew Gallentine of Danville has successfully completed cadet training at the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Academy. Gallentine, a graduate of Illinois State University where he studied criminal justice and sociology and West Carroll High School,

Highway 50 saw two crashes early Tuesday morning, following a medical helicopter crash Monday night. The California Highway Patrol incident page reported before 3:30 a.m. that a big rig had collided with a guard rail on Highway 50 near the southbound Interstate 5.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that took place on a blind curve along Pacific Coast Highway. Information obtained by CHP, including witness statements, indicates a 35-year-old woman from Port Hueneme was riding a 2002 Harley-Davidson northbound on PCH south of Mugu Rock just before 5:45 p.

Q: Deploying new California Highway Patrol vehicles – Dodge Durangos – is a good way to be “stealthy” on the roads, said Bob Mead of Beaumont.