JANUARY 6, 2010 — A crash at 7:03 p.m. Tuesday, January 5, in Watsonville seriously injured two people, including a suspected drunk driver, the California Highway Patrol Reported. The head-on crash occurred on Holohan Road, south of Green Valley Road according to the Contra Costa Times. The accident involved a BMW and a Toyota [...]

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 – A man was hospitalized with major injuries after he was struck by a car while crossing Highway 1 in Santa Cruz, authorities said. The unidentified victim was attempting to cross Hw 1 at River Street when the collision occurred about 12:10 p.m., according to Santa Cruz police. Investigators said it appeared [...]

AUGUST 31, 2009 – The Watsonville Police Department is investigating a collision between a bicycle and a Mercedes Benz that critically injured the bicyclist. The unidentified man, who appeared to be in his 50s, was struck as he rode south in the 1400 block Main Street about 3:30 p.m., police said. The victim was hauling [...]

AUGUST 23, 2009 – A 39-year-old Santa Cruz man was killed Friday night after he was struck by a Hummer in Santa Cruz, police have reported. The man, whose identity has not been released, was walking on a sidewalk on the 500 block of Ocean Street at about 9 p.m. when he was struck by [...]

AUGUST 11, 2009 – Three motorcyclists were injured when they collided with a pair of wild boars trying to cross Highway 1 in Davenport, authorities said. The men were riding on Hwy 1 near Swanton Road about 9:30 p.m. when they collided with a 200-pound mother boar and her 90-pound offspring, killing both animals, according [...]

AUGUST 6, 2009 – A head-on collision on Highway 1 sent three people to the hospital with serious injuries and one later died, authorities said. The collision occurred near Shaffer Road about 4:30 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The woman who died in the crash, identified as 67-year-old Madeline Kauffman of Santa Cruz, was driving a [...]

JULY 26, 2009 – A father and daughter were airlifted to a trauma center after their motorcycle crashed into a vehicle in Ben Lomond, authorities said. The collision occurred about 6 p.m. on Highway 9, according to the California Highway Patrol. The motorcycle was traveling north on Hwy 9 when a car in front of [...]

JULY 22, 2009 – A bicyclist was hospitalized after colliding with a car at an intersection, authorities said. The unidentified cyclist was injured just after 9 p.m. at the intersection of North Branciforte Avenue and Water Street, according to Santa Cruz police. The car involved was a Honda sedan. The Santa Cruz Police Department is [...]

JULY 22, 2009 – A 6-year-old girl was airlifted to a trauma unit after she was hit by a vehicle while riding her bicycle in Freedom, authorities said. The bicycle accident occurred about 8:15 p.m. in the 100 block of Carnation Drive near Green Valley Road, according to Watsonville police. Witnesses said the girl rode [...]

JULY 15, 2009 – Two drivers had to be airlifted to Bay Area trauma centers after their vehicles collided on Highway 17 near Scotts Valley, authorities said. The collision unfolded shortly after 9 a.m., when a blue 2007 Saturn convertible lost control while traveling at a high rate of speed in the southbound lanes at [...]