Two utility workers were injured in Nevada County on January 6 when they fell around 50 feet while repairing electrical lines near Rollins Lake Road. The location where the men were working is near You Bet Road near the Rollins reservoir north of Colfax. Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer firefighters arrived at the scene and transported both utility workers to Sutter Roseville Hospital.
A rollover occurred on December 15 at 8:57 in the morning on SR 49 in Higgins Corner near Grass Valley. The area is halfway between Auburn and Grass Valley, where Combie Road and Wolf Road meet. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the passengers and driver were still in the vehicle when the officers arrived. A tow truck was summoned to right the Prius and remove it from the accident scene.
There was a tragic event that took place in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 30, 2021, in Grass Valley, California. According to reports from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), there was a hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of a skateboarding teen. The driver who fled the scene, a Grass Valley woman, later turned herself into the police.
On the afternoon of Friday, September 17, 2021, a 34-year-old Grass Valley woman was killed in a car crash on Brunswick Road in Grass Valley.
Summer is in full swing in Grass Valley, and unlike last year, community events are up and running. There are a number of fun things to do in the downtown area as the calendar page turns from July to August.
Advanced driver assistance technologies such as adaptive cruise control (ACC) and other more advanced partially automated vehicle systems can be thrown off by literal curves in the road. This puts a limit on the systems’ ability to increase road safety, according to a recent study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
On Friday, January 29, 2021, a Grass Valley crash left at least one person with major injuries. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials reported that the collision happened at night and was between two passenger vehicles. The number of people who sustained injuries was not reported and the cause of the accident remains under official investigation at this time.
An alleged Grass Valley DUI left two people with injuries on Sunday, May 3, 2020. The accident involved one passenger vehicle and happened on a rural road in Nevada County. The two injured individuals have been identified as teenagers from Grass Valley. The driver, also identified as a Grass Valley teen, was reportedly not injured. An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
Help from the public is being sought in Grass Valley to identify a driver who committed a hit and run as well as to identify the pedestrian who suffered a critical injury on August 11. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the accident happened at the intersection of Red Dog Road and Berggren Lane around 1:00 in the morning. Those with information on either the pedestrian or driver of the fleeing vehicle are asked to contact the Grass Valley CHP.
Grass Valley is a lovely town situated in one of the most beautiful areas of California. Residents enjoy a unique, laid-back community located right at the base of the Sierra Mountains. However, even though Grass Valley has a relatively low population, the city still does see car accidents, and when these collisions happen, people are at risk of suffering serious injuries. Accidents can happen for many reasons, and crashes are sometimes out of the control of the people involved. While you may not always be able to avoid an accident, Grass Valley residents can increase their safety by learning about how accidents typically happen in their area.
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