The California Highway Patrol is reminding drivers of the proper way to use high-occupancy vehicle lanes on the freeway after a driver was caught with a dummy in his passenger seat. “While we appreciate the creativity,

A 4-year-old girl in Stanislaus County died after being in a crash with a suspected drunken driver, the California Highway Patrol said.

Authorities estimate the trucker stole fuel worth $15,065—but that’s based on wholesale prices. At late February’s $4.87 per gallon California diesel rate, that fuel was actually worth closer to $20,000 if the trucker had paid for it at the pump. That’s not just a free tank—it’s an entire side hustle.

All lanes of westbound Highway 24 in Orinda are shut down Wednesday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Investigators are on the scene investigating a possible freeway

We should note that occasionally, law enforcement officers have deployed spike strips to stop dangerous fleeing drivers during a pursuit, but typically this is done as a last-resort measure. Wrong-way collisions on freeways are rare and comprise less than 1% of all collisions between 2014 and 2019, according to Caltrans.

A crash involving a big rig on U.S. Highway 101 near South San Francisco caused a fuel spill and knocked out power to Caltrain overhead lines, authorities said.