SEPTEMBER 6, 2009 – A 39-year-old mother died and her three children were injured when their minivan crashed in construction zone on Highway 101, authorities said. Elucina Moyado Guevara of Santa Rosa was driving south on Hwy 101 in a 1995 Dodge Caravan when the crash occurred about 9 p.m., just north of Shiloh Road [...]

AUGUST 24, 2009 – A 27-year-old woman was killed when an explosion rocked an apartment complex in Nevada County, authorities said. Isela Minutti died in the blast, which occurred just before 4 p.m. at the Henness Flats apartment complex, according to Truckee police. A 30-year-old man also suffered serious burns in the explosion and was [...]

AUGUST 18, 2009 – A 37-year-old Rancho Cordova man was airlifted to the hospital after he came into contact with high-voltage wires at a PG&E corporation yard, authorities said. The victim had used a lift bucket from a PG&E work truck to hoist himself up before he came into contact with the wires, according to [...]

AUGUST 16, 2009 – A tractor trailer crashed off Interstate 5 between Shasta Lake and Lakehead, killing the driver, authorities said. The big rig accident occurred about 10:35 p.m. on I-5 just south of Gilman Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The semi truck was traveling north with a load of beef when, for [...]

AUGUST 16, 2009 – A 20-year-old woman was killed and another passenger critically injured when their vehicle slammed into a pole and caught fire in San Leandro, authorities said. La’ Camii Ross of Oakland was a front-seat passenger in a 2000 Lexus that was traveling south on Grand Avenue at a high rate of speed [...]

AUGUST 14, 2009 – A 36-year-old woman died a day after she was severely burned in a car accident Tuesday in Mendocino County. Jennifer Aikman of Ukiah, a first-grade teacher in Calpella, was injured when her Geo Metro caught fire as she drive south on Highway 101 just south of Highway 20 about 5:05 p.m., [...]

AUGUST 10, 2009 – The California Highway Patrol is investigating a solo-vehicle crash that killed a teenage boy in Oak Run, authorities said. The crash occurred about 4 p.m. on Oak Run Road near the intersection with Lookout Mountain Road, according to the CHP. Four boys were riding south in a sports-utility vehicle when the [...]

AUGUST 1, 2009 – A speeding car crashed on Interstate 5 in South Natomas, killing the driver and a passenger, authorities said. The 24-year-old driver was behind the wheel of a 1999 Cadillac Deville that was heading north on I-5 around 2 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Witnesses said the Cadillac was traveling [...]

JULY 30, 2009 – A Central Valley High School student and her guardian are suing the school district and the school’s chemistry teacher after a lesson went awry. Bethany Pearson suffered chemical burns to her face, arms and legs in May 2008. Pearson and her guardian, Robyn Ellis, claim the teacher was negligent in permitting [...]

JULY 28, 2009 – A 16-year-old boy died and two were injured when a BMW was involved in a head-on crash near San Gregorio, authorities said. The unidentified Millbrae teenager was driving east on State Route 84 when the accident happened about 9:20 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The vehicle apparently crossed a [...]