A San Jose man was killed Sunday morning after his pickup truck veered off state Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County and slammed into a tree, authorities said.

CHP said the roadway is blocked in both directions along Highway 12 at Highway 160. Motorists are advised to avoid the area.

December 15, 2025 – California Highway Patrol officials are saddened to report Officer Eric Voss of the Altadena area passed in an off-duty accident. The California Highway Patrol honors and remembers Officer Eric Voss, ID 22513, of the Altadena Area.

Officers attempted to stop the driver after the Acura was spotted on Highway 1 near Verde Road, but the driver kept going, authorities said. CHP officers pursued the vehicle northbound and coordinated with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. The pursuit ended when officers were able to stop the Acura driver near Triple D Ranch, the CHP said.

A section of Highway 1 just south of Half Moon Bay closed to traffic Saturday night due to police activity, the California Highway Patrol said in an announcement around 8 p.m.

“The California Highway Patrol is proud of its achievements in recruiting and retaining officers to ensure the state’s public safety,” department spokesperson Jaime Coffee said in a statement.

(KRON) — The California Highway Patrol is actively investigating a deadly crash on Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County near Vine Hill Road, roughly 5.5 miles south of Santa Clara County. Authorities temporarily shut down the northbound side of Highway 17.

Officers from the California Highway Patrol responded to the accident scene and found Villapando suffering from minor injuries. According to the CHP, Villapando complained of pain to his back and

A San Jose man was killed Sunday morning when his pickup truck veered off Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County and slammed into a tree, authorities said. The crash happened around 10:39 a.m. Dec. 14 in the southbound lanes just south of Vine Hill Road, near the north edge of Scotts Valley, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Santa Cruz office.

A speeding stop turned into an arrest on suspicion of DUI for the driver of a commercial semitrailer truck earlier this week after the California Highway Patrol pulled over a big rig on the Central Coast .