MARCH 16, 2010 – A 17-year-old Tracy boy was flown to a hospital after his truck overturned on Interstate 580, authorities reported. The San Joaquin County accident occurred around 6:40 p.m. Monday, on eastbound I-580, east of Corral Hollow Road. According to the CHP, the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, who was not [...]

NOVEMBER 6, 2009 – A 51-year-old woman was seriously hurt Thursday morning when she was struck by a car at Walnut Street and Ham Lane. The victim, identified as Sharon Boyd, was taken to Lodi Memorial Hospital following the pedestrian accident, which occurred around 11 a.m. Boyd, who was heading east on Walnut Street in [...]

AUGUST 31, 2009 – An 18-year-old woman was killed when the compact sports-utility vehicle she was riding in overturned several times in San Joaquin County, authorities said. Sara Smith of Lodi was a passenger in a 2001 Honda CRV that was traveling south on Lower Sacramento Road about 1:45 a.m., according to Lodi police. The [...]

AUGUST 27, 2009 – The California Highway Patrol is investigating a pedestrian collision that killed a 27-year-old man in Clements, authorities said. Michael Harris of Lodi was struck as he attempted to cross Highway 88 near Mackville Road about 8:05 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. He was hit by a 2007 Honda Civic [...]

AUGUST 24, 2009 – The California Highway Patrol is investigating a solo-car crash that killed three Stockton residents, authorities said. The crash occurred about 10:30 p.m. on Empire Tract Road just south of Eight Mile Road, according to the CHP. Levi Bonham, 28, was driving a 2005 Chevy north on Empire Tract at a high [...]

AUGUST 1, 2009 – A 5-year-old boy suffered moderate injuries when he was ejected from a vehicle driven by his grandmother, authorities said. The accident occurred on southbound Interstate 5 south of Pershing Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The boy was not in a child safety seat or wearing a seat belt when [...]

JULY 28, 2009 – A 48-year-old man became the fourth fatality in the 10-year history of the Altamont Commuter Express train, authorities said. Jeffrey Donald Walters of Stockton was killed when his white Nissan pickup truck was struck by a train en route to Manteca, according to the San Joaquin County Coroner’s office. The accident [...]

JULY 26, 2009 – A 69-year-old woman was killed when the car she was riding in crashed Wednesday night, authorities said. The unidentified woman was fatally injured about 11:11 p.m. at the intersection of West Lane and Tortuga Way, according to Stockton police. The victim was transported to San Joaquin General Hospital, where she was [...]

JULY 25, 2009 – A 53-year-old Caltrans worker died after he was struck by a commercial glass vehicle while applying fertilizer alongside Highway 99, authorities said. Donald Lichliter of Modesto was struck just after 2 p.m. on the southbound side of the freeway south of Victor Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Lichliter, a [...]

JULY 21, 2009 – A 22-year-old Tracy man is comatose after attempting to lose 12 pounds to gain admittance to basic training, authorities said. Danny Ruf was told by U.S. Marine recruiters that he needed to lose the weight. On July 14, recruiters accompanied hm to In Shape City on Tracy Boulevard, where Ruf ran [...]