An interstate accident in Placer County on September 18 caused the hospitalization of several people. The crash occurred on westbound Interstate 80 near Ophir Road at about 2:45 p.m. The Auburn division of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said it occurred when a Ford Explorer going west along the highway hit a guardrail.
A motorcycle rider involved in an injury crash with an SUV in Newcastle near Auburn on June 3 was taken to a hospital for treatment. The collision happened just before 10:00 a.m. on eastbound I-80 at Gilardi Road. When officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) arrived at the scene, they found the motorcycle on the right-hand side of the roadway.
An injury accident occurred in North Auburn on May 26 when a vehicle flipped over a horse trailer and overturned. The crash happened around 5:00 p.m. at the El Dorado confluence of California State Routes 48 and 193 in front of the quarry. An injured party traveling with a dog was trapped inside the vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), and a passerby was trying to get the occupant out.
A traffic accident in Nevada County north of Auburn on May 2 caused the deaths of an adult and minor as well as injuries to another child when their pickup overturned. The crash occurred along State Route 49 northbound and Cameo Drive near Higgins Corner around 12:10 p.m. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) received a report that a vehicle had gone over the side and was about 30 to 40 feet down an embankment.
A solo vehicle crash in Auburn on April 10 resulted in a fatality. The accident occurred along southbound Grass Valley Highway at Hummingbird Lane around 5:05 a.m. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) report said that a Toyota 4Runner went off the roadway and collided with power lines.
A hit-and-run accident between two vehicles in Auburn on March 21 caused injuries. The accident was reported around 12:18 p.m. along Willow Creek Drive between 1st Street and S.R. 49. When California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers arrived, they discovered an injured person in a Chevy van. The van sustained enough damage that it had to be towed from the scene. The CHP is investigating the collision to locate the fleeing driver and how the accident happened.
A driver died in Auburn on March 4 in a run-off-road accident after striking a tree around 10:50 a.m. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported the collision as occurring along west I-80 after a motorist drove off the shoulder on the right near Douglas Boulevard. The driver was declared deceased at the scene. Officers are uncertain what speed the vehicle traveled at when it exited the roadway. However, the collision is under investigation to determine how the fatal accident happened.
A two-vehicle crash in Foresthill near Auburn on March 2 resulted in minor injuries. The accident occurred at the intersection of Foresthill Road and Happy Pines Drive around 9:25 a.m., involving a Honda CRV and a Ford pickup. Flatbed trailers were required to remove the vehicles from the intersection.
A multiple-vehicle crash near Auburn resulted in several people being hospitalized on February 24. The accident happened on northbound S.R. 193 at Penobscot Road around 8:17 a.m., involving a Toyota Prius, a Ford F-150 pickup and a Jeep. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) incident report said the vehicles were stuck in the snow and that the Jeep had overturned in the roadway.
A single-vehicle dump truck crash in Auburn on February 17 resulted in the death of the driver. The accident happened close to the State Route 49 on-ramp before 4:00 p.m. When officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) arrived at the scene, they spotted a Peterbilt semi in a field on the side of the roadway.
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