Automobile Accidents

• Highway Pass Leads to Three Vehicle Collision

  Christina Cole | May 11, 2007 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  In a car crash, Thursday, a Honda Prelude was left facing the wrong direction on a busy highway. The accident didn't cause any injuries but the driver of another vehicle that was involved was arrested for driving under the influence.A California Highway Patrol spokesman said the accident involved three vehicles - the Honda Prelude, Honda CRV and an International moving van.The accident occurred...

• Toddler Seriously Injured in Crash

  Christina Cole | April 06, 2007 11:37 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  A 2-year-old Chico boy is at UC Davis Medical Center recovering from serious injuries he sustained in a car accident on Sunday morning.A police report says the toddler, was riding in a safety seat in the back seat of his mother's car, that was heading west on East 20th, near Bruce Road. The car veered to the left, crashing into a tree. The driver, 24, was wearing a seatbelt and suffered only...

• Man Using Laptop while Driving Dies in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | February 27, 2007 12:58 AM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  As you might imagine, using a laptop computer in your car, while driving, probably isn't the best thing to do.A man whom appeared to be driving while using his laptop died in a car accident when his vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed with a Hummer.CHP says they found the dead man's laptop computer plugged into the lighter of his Honda Accord and still running. The man that died in...

• Chico Woman Hurt in Rollover

  Christina Cole | February 06, 2007 5:45 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  Seatbelts likely saved the life of a Chico woman after her SUV plunged off Clark Road on Monday morning. Sheila Renee Manzella, the driver, was alone in the SUV when it rolled down a steep hillside and came to rest 150 feet below the roadway, stopped by many small trees.Initially Manzella's injuries were assessed as severe, but she was alert and talking when rescue arrived on the scene. While...

• 2 Injured when Car Flips

  Christina Cole | January 30, 2007 10:07 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  Leonard Shapiro of Chico was on Northbound Interstate 5, south of Hooker Creek Rd. at 11:45am on Saturday, when he changed lanes and hit into the rear of a tractor trailer, according to California Highway Patrol. He lost control of the car, entered the center median and flipped the car over. Shapiro and passenger Deborah Shapiro, of Chico were injured. He was flown to Mercy Medical Center and...

• Hit & Run Leaves Woman Trapped in Car

  Christina Cole | January 26, 2007 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  Emergency crews used the jaws of life to pry a woman from her car after a hit and run accident overnight.The accident occurred at the intersection of Norwoodand Silver Eage in N. Sacramento when a white mustang collided into another driver. The two men in the mustang took off running on foot, leaving the woman trapped in the car.Emergency workers at the scene cut the roof off the car and rushed...

• Strange Car Mishap Unexplained

  Christina Cole | January 10, 2007 6:28 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  San Diego, California Police have a mystery to unsolve. They are busy trying to figure out how a truck ended up on top of a parked car on Tuesday.Somehow, a tree trimming truck came to rest on top of a Porsche that was in a driveway. Thankfully, there was no one in the car at the time of the accident and the truck driver was uninjured as well. Police are still investigating.

• Driver Ejected, Killed in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | December 19, 2006 10:25 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  Tuesday, authorities identified a man who was killed in a car accident on the 710 Freeway in Long Beach. Aaron, Gutierrez, 33, of Whittier, died at the scene of the car crash, said Lt. Cheryl MacWillie of the coroner's office.According to California Highway Patrol, Gutierrez was driving his truck north on 710 Freeway at 7:30pm Monday when his truck collided with a bus near Pacific Coast Highway....