Accident News Reports

• Cedar Ridge Man Killed in High-Speed Crash on Hwy 174

  • California
  • Cedar Ridge
  • CA-174

  • source: Bing
  • 36 views
  • Jun 24, 2026 11:36am
  A 58-year-old Cedar Ridge man died Tuesday afternoon after his vehicle careened off State Route 174 and smashed into a large tree on the southbound side of the highway just south of Peardale Road. The ... Read More

• Motorcyclist severely injured in Highway 178 crash west of Lake Isabella: CHP

  • California
  • Lake Isabella
  • Highway 178

  • source: Bing
  • 37 views
  • Jun 23, 2026 4:23pm
  A motorcyclist suffered major injuries in a crash on Highway 178, west of Lake Isabella on Tuesday afternoon, according to California Highway Patrol's website. Read More

• 2 dead after car slams into tree on Hwy. 178 in Weldon, passenger ID'd

  • California
  • Lake Isabella
  • Highway 178

  • source: Bing
  • 79 views
  • Mar 31, 2026 3:31pm
  A crash on Highway 178 in Weldon left two people dead Saturday evening after a car slammed into a tree, according to the Kern County Coroner's O ... Read More

• Westbound Interstate 80 in Placer County partially reopens after major-injury crash

  • California
  • I-80

  • source: Bing
  • 201 views
  • Oct 02, 2025 1:57pm
  Westbound Interstate 80 was closed down on Thursday after a major injury crash in Colfax, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened on westbound I-80 at Highway 174 in ... Read More

• San Jose motorcyclist dies after hitting car abandoned on Highway 17

  • California
  • East San Jose
  • I-280

  • source: Bing
  • 107 views
  • Sep 16, 2025 08:42am
  SCOTTS VALLEY - A San Jose man was killed Sunday when his motorcycle hit a car that had been left on Highway 17 after an earlier crash. According to a release from the California Highway Patrol's ... Read More

• 37-year-old San Jose motorcyclist dies in Highway 17 crash

  • California
  • San Jose

  • source: Bing
  • 119 views
  • Sep 16, 2025 07:39am
  A 37-year-old San Jose man died Sunday after crashing his motorcycle into a stationary unoccupied vehicle off of Highway 17 near Scotts Valley after the car's driver had crashed a little ... Read More

• 37-year-old San Jose man dies in Highway 17 crash near Scotts Valley

  • California
  • Route 17

  • source: Bing
  • 93 views
  • Sep 15, 2025 3:30pm
  A 37-year-old San Jose man died Sunday after crashing his motorcycle into a stationary unoccupied vehicle off of Highway 17 near Scotts Valley after the car's driver had crashed a little ... Read More

• One person dead following a fatal crash on Highway 17, Sunday morning.

  • California
  • Route 17

  • source: Bing
  • 125 views
  • Sep 15, 2025 03:18am
  One person is dead following a fatal crash on Highway 17, Sunday. It happened around 5:20 am on Northbound Highway 17 near Santa's Village Road.According to the California Highway Patrol, an unknown ... Read More

• Highway 17 reopens after big-rig crash in Santa Cruz County

  • California
  • Route 17

  • source: Bing
  • 171 views
  • Sep 05, 2025 08:57am
  A portion of Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County reopened early Friday morning, nearly a day after a big-rig overturned on the roadway, north of Scotts Valley. Read More

• Gas tanker crash, leak closes southbound Highway 17 for 'majority of the day'

  • California
  • Route 17

  • source: Bing
  • 105 views
  • Sep 04, 2025 2:29pm
  An overturned gas tanker shut down southbound Highway 17 and diverted traffic into the northbound lanes Thursday as crewed worked to clean up leaking fuel and remove the tanker. A witness who said he ... Read More

• Tanker crash closes southbound Highway 17 for 'unknown' length of time

  • California
  • Route 17

  • source: Bing
  • 101 views
  • Sep 04, 2025 10:33am
  Southbound lanes of Highway 17 remained closed as of 9 a.m. Thursday, and southbound traffic was being diverted to one lane of northbound traffic, after a semi-truck gasoline tanker overturned on the ... Read More

• Major crash shuts down Highway 17 southbound lanes near Santa Cruz

  • California
  • Santa Cruz

  • source: Bing
  • 97 views
  • Sep 04, 2025 10:08am
  A ll southbound lanes of Highway 17 near Santa Cruz remained closed Thursday morning after a crash involving a fuel tanker, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision, reported shortly ... Read More

• These are the safest big cities in the US for 2025: See the full list

  • California
  • San Jose
  • CA-17

  • source: Bing
  • 110 views
  • Sep 02, 2025 5:52pm
  The study ranked cities based on violent and property crime rates, fatal traffic accidents, drug overdose deaths and excessive drinking. Read More

• SJ: Motorcyclist Dies After Striking Bridge Railing On Highway 17 Saturday

  • California
  • Route 17

  • source: Bing
  • 120 views
  • Aug 26, 2025 01:07am
  A motorcyclist was killed over the weekend after crashing on the state Highway 17 connector to Interstate Highway 280 in San Jose, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Read More

• Santa Cruz Co.: Woman Dies In State Route 17 Crash Near Jarvis Road

  • California
  • Route 17

  • source: Bing
  • 96 views
  • Aug 23, 2025 05:32am
  A woman was killed Friday morning after her sedan crashed and caught fire on northbound State Route 17, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 11:23 a.m. north of Jarvis ... Read More

• Person killed in fiery car crash on Hwy 17 in Santa Cruz Mountains, CHP says

  • California
  • Route 17

  • source: Bing
  • 94 views
  • Aug 22, 2025 7:24pm
  One person was killed in a crash late this Friday morning when a car caught fire on Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, CHP said. Read More

• Driver dies after car crashes, catches fire on Highway 17

  • California
  • Route 17

  • source: Bing
  • 75 views
  • Aug 22, 2025 6:10pm
  A female driver died late Friday morning after her vehicle hit a guardrail on Highway 17, according to the California Highway Patrol. Read More

• Highway 178 closed after pickup truck goes over mountain and catches fire: CHP

  • California
  • Bakersfield
  • CA-178

  • source: Bing
  • 154 views
  • Aug 22, 2025 3:57pm
  Both directions of Highway 178 at the mouth of the canyon are closed due to a crash between a pickup truck and a sedan, according to CHP's website. Read More

• Fatal solo crash shuts down Highway 17 in Santa Cruz Mountains

  • California
  • Route 17

  • source: Bing
  • 93 views
  • Aug 22, 2025 1:59pm
  A person died in a fiery solo vehicle crash on northbound Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Friday, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash occurred around 11:30 a.m., shutting down the ... Read More

• Highway 17 vehicle fire result of crash, one person dead

  • California
  • Route 17

  • source: Bing
  • 133 views
  • Aug 22, 2025 1:03pm
  Highway 17 is closed after a vehicle fire north of Vine Hill Road. According to CAL FIRE CZU, the car had caught on fire and had spread to a small area of vegetation before forward progress was ... Read More

• Fiery fatal Tesla crash on Highway 17 snarls traffic

  • California
  • Route 17

  • source: Bing
  • 169 views
  • Aug 22, 2025 12:57pm
  A hit-and-run driver allegedly caused a crash and fire on Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County just after 11:20 a.m. Friday, according to the California Highway Patrol traffic incident ... Read More

• Fiery, fatal crash shuts down NB Highway 17 in Santa Cruz Mountains

  • California
  • Route 17

  • source: Bing
  • 114 views
  • Aug 22, 2025 12:50pm
  A fiery, fatal vehicle crash Friday shut down northbound Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, according to the California Highway Patrol. Read More

• Deadly Crash Closes Lanes On I-280 Near Hwy 17 Early Friday

  • California
  • Route 17

  • source: Bing
  • 101 views
  • Jul 18, 2025 00:00am
  A fatal crash early Friday morning shut down two left lanes of northbound Interstate Highway 280 just south of state Highway 17 in San Jose, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision ... Read More

• Stabbing suspect arrested after Santa Cruz County chase ends in crash

  • California
  • Santa Cruz

  • source: Bing
  • 140 views
  • Jul 14, 2025 11:55am
  Capitola police state that a stabbing suspect is in custody after a chase with law enforcement on Highway 17 ended in a crash. Read More

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