The big-rig driver who slammed into an Amtrak train in Nevada, killing himself and at least five people on the train, was identified Monday as a 43-year-old Lawrence Ruben Valli II of Winnemucca, NV. Valli was blamed for an accident in 2007 that resulted in serious injuries and racked up numerous traffic citations after getting […]
Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents
Plane crashes north of Reno 3 killed
The wreckage of a small plane missing for several days was found north of Reno yesterday. The small Cessna plane that had been missing since Saturday when it departed from Roseberg, Oregon with three people on board. The three people aboard the plane have been identified but investigators are withholding names pending notification of relatives. […]
Serious injuries result from accident
Two people were seriously injured on Tuesday when the driver lost control and veered into the path on an oncoming vehicle. A 38 year-old woman and her 6 year old passenger suffered major injuries Tuesday afternoon after their vehicle collided with another on Camino Tassajara, according to a California Highway Patrol spokesman. At approximately 3:15 […]
880 blocked after big-rig hits divide
Lanes in both directions of 880 just north of Mowry have been blocked since around 11:00 am this morning. A big rig truck traveling northbouth crashed into a center divider and started leaking fuel according to first responders. No injuries have been reported in the accident. Fremont Fire Department and CHP are on scene. If […]
Sonoma State student texting behind the wheel kills 2 year old
A Sonoma State University student has been charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in connection with the death of 2-year-old Rohnert Park girl. Kaitlyn Dunaway, 18, of Rohnert Park was allegedly distracted by her texting while she was driving struck and struck and killed Calli Murray as the girl across Snyder Drive holding her mothers hand […]
