Los Gatos – An auto accident on state Highway 17 north of Los Gatos involving a Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputy caused a major traffic backup yesterday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported at about 9 a.m. Monday on southbound Highway 17 south of Blossom Hill Road, CHP Officer Brandie […]
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Serious injuries in Martinez motorcycle accident
MARTINEZ — A motorcycle accident this morning in Martinez resulted in major injuires and forced the closure of eastbound lanes of Highway 4 this morning, the California Highway Patrol said. It is unclear whether any other vehicles were involved in the incident, reported about 7:50 a.m. near Morello Avenue, the CHP said. The rider was […]
Two dead in San Mateo auto accident; Bodies struck by multiple vehicles
An accident early Saturday morning left two dead in San Mateo. The two men were believed to have been standing on the shoulder of southbound U.S. Highway 101 when struck and thrown into the northbound lanes. Stacy White, 39, apparently parked a red Saturn facing the wrong direction in one of the left southbound lanes […]
6 children injured in auto accident
Livermore – Six children were injured Friday night when a sports utility vehicle veered off Vasco Road, crashed into a dirt embankment and rolled over, authorities said. According to the CHP, the driver of a 1998 Toyota SUV made an unsafe turn while traveling north and crashed about 1.8 miles north of the Contra Costa […]
Char-Broil smokers recalled after burn injuries reported
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Char-Broil, has announced a voluntary recall of Char-Broil vertical gas smokers. The gas smokers are manufactured by Ningbo Spring Communications of China. The report from the CPSC indicates that when the temperature setting is in “low,” the smoker’s hose/valve/regulator (HVR) assembly does not allow […]