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Original articles from GJEL Accident Attorneys, shown with their original publication dates.
September 15, 2026
Just before midnight on Saturday, September 12, 2026, a two-vehicle crash on a rural stretch of Deer Valley Road in Antioch left two people dead and sent two others to the hospital. The crash, which occurred around 11:50 p.m. just west of Balfour Road, has drawn additional scrutiny after investigato
September 15, 2026
A fiery late-night crash in El Dorado Hills has left a community reeling after a Tesla struck a tree and erupted into flames, killing three people and sending a fourth to the hospital with serious injuries. The tragedy, which unfolded in a quiet residential stretch of the Serrano community, is now t
September 14, 2026
A fatal head-on crash between a passenger car and a large commercial truck operated by United Rentals closed both directions of State Route 20 in Colusa County on Friday morning, according to California Highway Patrol incident logs. The crash was reported shortly after 8 a.m. on September 11 near th
September 14, 2026
A bicyclist has died following a crash with a pickup truck on Soquel Drive in Santa Cruz County, and the driver involved has been arrested as investigators work to determine what happened. The California Highway Patrol responded to the scene on the afternoon of September 11, 2026, to find a collisio
September 12, 2026
A woman is dead, and another driver was injured following a fiery head-on crash Thursday evening on State Route 120 in Oakdale, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 8:27 p.m. on September 10, 2026, on State Route 120, which runs concurrently with State Route 108 in t
September 11, 2026
At least one person sustained major injuries in a semi-truck collision that happened Wednesday morning in Coalinga, the California Highway Patrol reported. The crash closed a stretch of State Route 33 for hours and left a heavy-duty truck resting on its side across the roadway.
September 11, 2026
A single-vehicle crash on Business 80 near Watt Avenue left one person dead and two others with serious injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred Wednesday afternoon when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, an impact severe enough to send all three occu
September 10, 2026
A man was struck and killed on westbound Highway 50 in Sacramento late Tuesday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. The fatal collision has prompted an active investigation into how the victim came to be in the roadway and whether more than one vehicle was involved before his death.
September 10, 2026
A 20-year-old Chico motorcyclist was left in critical condition following a serious motorcycle-versus-van collision at the intersection of E. 1st Avenue and Neal Dow Avenue on the evening of Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The crash, which occurred shortly after 8 p.m., prompted a lengthy roadway closur
September 10, 2026
A driver died early Tuesday morning after an overturned vehicle crash on Hazel Avenue in Sacramento County left the car overturned and engulfed in flames near the American River bridge. Emergency crews arriving at the scene confirmed just after 1:30 a.m. that the driver had died inside the vehicle,
September 10, 2026
A 60-year-old pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle in Fremont early Monday morning, September 7, 2026. The fatal collision has left the community mourning another preventable loss and has renewed concerns about pedestrian safety along one of the city's busier corridors. This incident
September 9, 2026
A man believed to be in his early forties suffered critical, life-threatening injuries on Monday evening, September 7, 2026, after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing Olive Avenue near its intersection with Safford Avenue in Fresno. The Fresno Police Department reports the collision occurred a
September 9, 2026
An 89-year-old Chico resident has died after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street against a red traffic signal on Sunday night, according to the Chico Police Department. The fatal pedestrian collision occurred at the intersection of East Avenue and Ceres Avenue, a busy crossing in th
September 9, 2026
A 56-year-old woman from Dixon and a 65-year-old man from Vacaville lost their lives Sunday afternoon after the SUV she was driving left eastbound Interstate 80 near the State Route 113 interchange in Solano County and struck an embankment, according to the California Highway Patrol. The fatal highw
September 8, 2026
Early Saturday morning, a fatal traffic collision on the outskirts of Brentwood claimed the life of a 56-year-old woman whose vehicle collided with an agricultural tractor. The tragedy, which unfolded before sunrise near the intersection of Sand Creek Road and Shady Willow Lane, is a sobering remind
September 8, 2026
A car accident that led to injuries took place at an intersection in Monterey County on Monday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash happened at approximately 7:34 a.m. at the intersection of Murphy Road and San Juan Road. Officers confirmed that two vehicles collided, one o
September 7, 2026
Four people died and another person in the same vehicle survived a crash at Road 9 and Avenue 21 in Madera County on September 2, 2026. A Madera CHP statement reproduced by Sierra Sun Times places the crash shortly after 8:30 p.m.
September 7, 2026
A 55-year-old Orland man reportedly died in a motorcycle collision with an SUV near County Road 20 and County Road P in Glenn County shortly before 4 a.m. on September 4, 2026.
September 6, 2026
A woman was taken to a hospital after a crash involving a Poverello House truck near Shields and Sierra Vista avenues in Fresno on September 3, 2026.
September 4, 2026
A collision involving a bicycle and an SUV was reported at Sunrise Boulevard and Trinity River Drive in Rancho Cordova at about 1:18 a.m. on September 3, 2026.
September 4, 2026
An adult man died after a dump truck struck his e-bike near Tully Road and Lanai Avenue in San Jose on September 3, 2026. Police responded around 7:45 a.m. Both vehicles had been traveling westbound, with the rider in the bike lane, according to San Jose Police Department's preliminary advisory.
September 3, 2026
A man died after a vehicle struck him at Carolyn Weston Boulevard and Manthey Road in Stockton's Seaport District on September 1, 2026.
September 3, 2026
Two Fresno County sheriff's deputies suffered minor injuries when their patrol vehicle collided with a FAX bus at M and Stanislaus streets in downtown Fresno on September 1, 2026.
September 3, 2026
A crash and vehicle fire closed eastbound Interstate 580 at the Interstate 205 split in Alameda County on the afternoon of August 31, 2026.
September 2, 2026
A 60-year-old Chico man died after a head-on collision with a truck on Highway 99 north of Broyles Road in unincorporated Butte County on August 31, 2026.
September 2, 2026
Two men were found dead in Tomales Bay after leaving their White Gulch Beach campsite for a nighttime paddle during the weekend of August 29–30, 2026.
September 1, 2026
A 66-year-old Vacaville woman died in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 505 near Putah Creek Road on August 30, 2026. A 45-year-old Vallejo man was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI, according to CHP information reported by NBC Bay Area on August 30.
September 1, 2026
A two-vehicle crash with injuries was reported on State Route 121 near Ramal Road on August 30, 2026. Preliminary information attributed to the California Highway Patrol placed the incident at approximately 7:25 p.m., just south of Ramal Road.
September 1, 2026
Visalia police have confirmed that a bicyclist died in the August 30, 2026, crash near Ferguson Avenue and Dinuba Boulevard. Their September 4 news release also announced an arrest on suspicion of felony hit-and-run resulting in death.
August 31, 2026
Ryan Marietti, a 21-year-old South Lake Tahoe correctional officer, was identified as the man who died in an August 28, 2026, single-vehicle crash on Highway 50 near Twin Bridges. South Tahoe Now published the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office announcement on August 29.