An elderly woman from Grass Valley died on March 27 after being involved in a collision with a suspected drunk driver. The collision occurred along Colfax Highway at Brunswick Drive around 3:08 p.m. According to authorities with the California Highway Patrol (CHP), they arrived at the accident scene to find the 80-year-old trapped inside her Mercedes. She was determined to have died in the crash.
A head-on collision near Grass Valley on January 30 killed one person and seriously injured another. The collision occurred during the evening along Rough and Ready Highway close to Greenwood Road. The incident report said an Auburn man driving an Infiniti, 18, was going west when he crossed over into the opposing traffic lane and struck a Subaru head-on.
A Grass Valley man died in a rollover accident on October 7 when his SUV flipped. The fatal accident occurred along State Route 49 near Streeter Road around 8:00 p.m. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers responded to the accident where they found the deceased driver, identified as a local resident, age 51.
A motorcyclist traveling on southbound State Route 49 near Reader Ranch Road on June 9 lost his life in a fatal crash when he lost control and was struck in the northbound lane at about 11:00 p.m. The Grass Valley California Highway Patrol (CHP) office said the motorcyclist, a Tahoe City man, 36, appeared to be traveling at high speed, nearing a curve, when he lost control, sliding into the lane heading northbound. At the same time, a North San Juan man, 65, was going north in a Honda CRV when the rider on his bike crossed in front of him.
A falling tree accident fatality occurred in Nevada County on April 11 when it toppled onto a highway. A Marysville woman, 79, died in the accident from severe head injuries when her Nissan Rogue was crushed by the tree, and three other vehicles were struck. The accident occurred along Highway 49 close to La Barr Meadows around 1:00 p.m., according to the Grass Valley office of the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
On Tuesday, November 10, 2020, one person was fatally injured as the result of a Grass Valley plane crash. The decedent has since been identified by the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office as 30-year-old Rancho Cordova resident Ronald Hooper. No other individuals were reported to have been involved in the incident and the cause of the crash remains under official investigation at this time.
On Saturday, March 14, 2020, a Grass Valley woman tragically lost her life during a car accident that took place on an area highway. The decedent has been identified as an 18-year-old graduate of Bear River High School. In addition to the fatally injured woman, one other person was left with trauma as a result of the crash. California Highway Patrol (CHP) is currently investigating possible causes of the crash.
California Highway Patrol (CHP) authorities reported that a major car accident took place in a rural location near Grass Valley on Saturday, February 9, 2019. The accident involved one vehicle and left the driver with fatal trauma. The fatally injured driver was identified on Monday, February 11, 2019, as Michael Houlihan, a 28-year-old resident of Eureka. According to reports, no other individuals were involved in the collision. CHP investigators are still looking into possible causes of the collision. I would like to send my condolences out to Mr. Houlihan’s family and friends while they are mourning their tragic loss.
California Highway Patrol (CHP) authorities stated that a fatality vehicle accident happened just outside of Grass Valley on Saturday, December 8, 2018. The crash reportedly occurred on a local highway during the late evening and involved only a single vehicle. The fatally injured vehicle driver has been identified as a 64-year-old resident of Penn Valley. However, the man’s full identity has not yet been reported by county authorities, who were still in the process of notifying his family members. I would like to offer my sympathy and support to the fatally injured man’s friends and family members as they mourn the loss of their loved one after this tragic car accident.
An accident on an ATV took the life of a 28-year-old woman on the evening of Friday, July 28.
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