Friday, May 18, 2012
April was distracted driving awareness month and Danville officers wrote 31 related citations.
Talking on the cell-phone, texting, putting on makeup, maybe even reading? These are all fine... unless you're driving. In April, police officers across the nation were on the look out for distracted drivers as it was declared distracted driving awareness month. Earlier this week we published a story about the Bay Area. The California Highway Patrol issued 5,900 distracted driving-related citations through the month of April. In the region, the California Highway Patrol 5,900 and roughly 30,000 statewide. How about locally? Danville Police Chief Steve Simpkins told Danville Patch that the department issued 31 distracted driving-related citations in April. Were you one of the 31? Sign up for the Danville Patch daily newsletter and get all …
Monday, May 14, 2012
April was distracted drivers month and the California Highway Patrol issues a few citations in the Bay Area.
Cell phone calls, texts and other distractions on the road earned nearly 6,000 Bay Area motorists citations from the California Highway Patrol last month, the CHP announced Friday. The 5,900 citations to drivers throughout the region came during the CHP's "It's Not Worth It" campaign to remind the public of the dangers distracted driving poses as part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, according to CHP officials. "We were overwhelmed with the support here in the Bay Area," CHP Chief Teresa Becher said in a statement. "Our allied law enforcement agencies as well as many other public and private entities in the community stepped forward to make a difference. Some made a pledge, others posted the message on electronic signs or in…
Friday, March 9, 2012
Woman led California Highway Patrol on high-speed chase through Alamo and Danville on southbound Interstate 680.
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Friday, March 9
A Granite Bay woman allegedly led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase covering more than 100 miles this morning before she was finally stopped in Sunol, a CHP spokesman said. CHP officers first attempted to stop the speeding green 2005 Ford Expedition around 9:10 a.m. in West Sacramento on westbound Interstate Highway 80 near Reed Avenue, said CHP Officer Steve Creel. The driver failed to stop and continued west at a high rate of speed toward the Bay Area. CHP officials tracked the speeding SUV via helicopter as it traveled from Interstate 80 to southbound Interstate Highway 680 and south to Fremont. In Fremont, the vehicle turned around at Auto Mall Parkway and traveled north again on Highway 680. CHP officers used a …
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Due to the investigation of a two-car collision, which was classified as a "major-injury" crash by the California Highway Patrol, no details have been released.
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Wednesday, January 11
The two-car collision on Wednesday morning that was classified as a "major-injury" crash is expected to be under investigation for several days, the office of the California Highway Patrol said. The incident took place around 9:30 a.m., on Interstate Highway 680, just north of Livorna Road in Alamo. Due to the investigation, CHP is not releasing any details but did confirm that there were no fatalities. The CHP issued a Sig-alert at about 9:50 a.m. Wednesday because the crash blocked the two rightmost lanes. The alert was canceled at 10:17 a.m. The CHP and the San Ramon Valley Fire District responded, he said. Copyright © 2011 by Bay City News, Inc. -- Republication, Rebroadcast or any other Reuse without the express written consent of Bay…
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
The CHP relies on senior volunteers to help provide the highest level of community services at its Martinez office.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Two Danvillle residents were among a group of 17 seniors from Contra Costa County and nearby who were sworn in as new members of the California Highway Patrol's Senior Volunteer Program. In their job, Bob Wilson and Gary Garren will provide office backup to uniformed officers and staff, according to acting area commander, Lt. Christopher Sherry. They will help with filing, data entry, answering phones and greeting citizens. The volunteers will also transport CHP vehicles to the shop, deploy the radar trailer and assist at public events and safety presentations. In doing these jobs, Wilson, Garren and other volunteers will free up officers and staff to focus on the CHP's mission to provide "the highest level of safety, service, and security…
Friday, December 16, 2011
Get ready for times of heavy freeway traffic and extra law enforcement patrols over the next two weeks.
Millions of Californians are expected to hit the road and head out of town over the holidays. While 10 million are expected to drive to and from their vacation destinations between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2, a fair number will start their trips this weekend. "We will start to see an exodus this weekend as many take off the week before Christmas as well," said Cynthia Harris, a spokeswoman for AAA of Northern California. How clogged the freeways get in the next few days remains to be seen. The big travel days will, of course, be next Friday and Saturday. One hint for brisk passage along freeways and airport terminals, according to Harris: Travel on Christmas Day. A AAA survey shows that a sluggish economy is not stopping Californians from …
