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Original articles from GJEL Accident Attorneys, shown with their original publication dates.
July 27, 2026
A wrong-way crash on southbound Interstate 5 near the Finnell Avenue off-ramp in Red Bluff left one person dead and another trapped with major injuries, forcing the California Highway Patrol to shut down southbound lanes for hours while crews worked the scene.
July 25, 2026
A tragic highway collision involving a motorcycle and a vehicle resulted in a fatality early Friday morning on Byron Highway near North Bruns Way in Byron, California. The incident occurred at approximately 7:15 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The crash involved a motorcycle
July 25, 2026
A two-vehicle collision on Interstate 5 near the Lathrop Road off-ramp sent shockwaves through the early morning commute on Friday, July 24, 2026. The crash, which occurred at approximately 5:20 a.m., resulted in minor injuries and prompted an emergency response in Lathrop, a city located just south
July 24, 2026
A woman more than 100 years old was killed Thursday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Auberry Road and Old Millerton Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The fatal collision, which also left four other people injured, remains under active investigation.
July 24, 2026
A man died, and a tractor operator was hospitalized after a violent rear-end collision on West Manning Avenue near San Joaquin in western Fresno County. The crash, which involved a passenger car and farm equipment, is a stark reminder of the dangers drivers face when sharing rural roads with slow-mo
July 24, 2026
A morning commute on State Route 104 turned deadly on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, when a fatal head-on crash occurred north of Five Mile Drive near Ione claimed the life of a young local woman and left several others injured, including a toddler. State Route 104 is a well-traveled two-lane highway con
July 23, 2026
A rollover accident at a busy Monterey County intersection sent at least one person to the hospital Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. A rollover crash at a busy Monterey County intersection sent at least one person to the hospital Wednesday morning, according to the Cali
July 23, 2026
A routine afternoon commute on State Route 92 turned deadly this week when a Toyota 4Runner towing a U-Haul trailer collided with a 30-foot box truck near Industrial Boulevard in Hayward. The crash, which occurred around 3:54 p.m. on the westbound approach to the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge, claimed th
July 23, 2026
A fatal crash occurred on Coleman Valley Road in Santa Rosa on Wednesday morning, prompting an immediate response from emergency services. The incident was reported at approximately 9:51 a.m. on July 22nd when units were dispatched to the scene at 22261 Coleman Valley Road, according to the Californ
July 22, 2026
A chain-reaction crash on westbound Interstate 80 near Blue Canyon left multiple people injured and shut down one of California’s busiest mountain corridors for roughly 16 hours. The collision, which involved two big rigs and approximately 10 passenger vehicles, occurred just before 2:00 p.m. near t
July 22, 2026
A late-night crash on Highway 128 in unincorporated Napa County has left one person dead and another injured after a Jeep left the roadway and struck a tree stump before colliding with a second tree. The single-vehicle collision, which occurred north of Tubbs Lane, is a stark reminder of how dangero
July 22, 2026
A crash between a semi-truck and an SUV resulted in minor injuries early Tuesday morning in West Sacramento, according to preliminary reports. The collision occurred on Interstate 80 East near Enterprise Boulevard at approximately 4:48 a.m. on July 21st, in the eastbound lanes of the freeway. Detail
July 21, 2026
A single-vehicle crash north of Calistoga left one person dead and another injured on Sunday, July 19. The California Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred on State Route 128 north of Tubbs Lane. According to CHP, the driver of a Jeep was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was e
July 21, 2026
A multi-vehicle collision near Brown’s Ravine in El Dorado Hills left three people with serious injuries on the afternoon of Saturday, July 18, 2026. The crash occurred on Green Valley Road in front of Brown’s Ravine, according to the El Dorado Hills Fire Department. Emergency crews from the El Dora
July 21, 2026
A Fresno police officer suffered injuries on the afternoon of Saturday, July 18, 2026, after a rollover crash caused their patrol vehicle to overturn in East Central Fresno. Rollover crashes like this one are among the most dangerous types of traffic accidents, often resulting in serious injuries ev
July 20, 2026
A 78-year-old Elk Grove man was killed on the evening of Thursday, July 16, 2026, when a suspected drunk driver fleeing an earlier DUI hit-and-run crash collided head-on with his vehicle on Elk Grove Boulevard. The fatal crash marks another tragic reminder of the dangers posed by impaired drivers on
July 13, 2026
A single-vehicle collision in Roseville left one passenger dead and two other adults injured on Friday evening, according to the Roseville Police Department. The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Secret Ravine Parkway and Alexandra Drive. The crash prompted a significant emergen
July 11, 2026
A two-vehicle collision left multiple people injured at a Monterey intersection on Friday afternoon, prompting a large emergency response and a temporary road closure while crews worked to clear the scene. The intersection of County Route G16 and Dorris Drive sits in a stretch of Monterey County whe
July 11, 2026
A man is dead following a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 in Fairfield early Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash unfolded in the early morning hours, a time when traffic on I-80 tends to be sparse, but drivers are still moving at highway speeds.
July 10, 2026
On the evening of Tuesday, July 7, 2026, a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash. The Gilroy Police Department reports that the accident took place around 10:30 PM at the intersection of 10th and Monterey Streets. The crash occurred in the heart of downtown Gilroy, an area known for its mix o
July 10, 2026
A two-vehicle intersection crash in Fresno left both drivers injured on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 8, 2026, after a FedEx box truck flipped onto its side following a collision with a Mazda sedan. The California Highway Patrol responded to the scene and continues to investigate how the crash un
July 10, 2026
Early Thursday morning, a suspected DUI collision on Walerga Road in Antelope left one person injured and resulted in the arrest of a pickup truck driver. The crash, which occurred at one of the community's busier intersections, forced a big rig to jackknife and blocked lanes of traffic for hours as
July 9, 2026
A serious traffic collision on State Route 70 near Boyer Road north of Marysville left two people with major injuries early Wednesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash, which involved a minivan and a John Deere tractor, prompted a highway closure and a medical helicopter
July 9, 2026
A major injury crash involving a semi-truck and multiple passenger vehicles shut down State Route 132 in both directions near Vernalis on Tuesday afternoon, leaving several people with significant injuries and raising serious questions about roadway safety on one of the Central Valley's busiest rura
July 9, 2026
A traffic collision in Walnut Creek involving two vehicles resulted in a road closure on Tuesday afternoon after a two-vehicle crash on the northbound Interstate 680 on-ramp at Olympic Boulevard. The incident, reported at approximately 4:43 p.m. on July 7, 2026, involved a silver Toyota Camry and a
July 9, 2026
A person died after being struck by a vehicle on Cameron Park Drive near Oxford Road in El Dorado County, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash happened on Tuesday, July 7, around 11:53 a.m., when a black Kia traveling northbound on Cameron Park Drive drifted onto the shoulder and st
July 8, 2026
Two people were injured Tuesday morning in an on-ramp crash on the northbound Clovis Avenue on-ramp to westbound Highway 180 in Fresno, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred shortly before 7 a.m. on July 7, 2026, on the loop on-ramp connecting northbound Clovis Avenue to
July 8, 2026
A two-vehicle crash with injuries shut down traffic in the southbound lanes of State Route 99 in Stockton on Monday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The closure of the southbound lanes created significant delays for afternoon commuters traveling through the SR-99 and SR-120 int
July 8, 2026
A two-vehicle collision caused minor injuries and briefly disrupted traffic in the Arden Arcade area on Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported around 9:17 a.m. on eastbound Marconi Avenue, just west of Calderwood Lane. The timing of the crash, right in th
July 8, 2026
A man suffered major injuries Monday afternoon after his Honda collided head-on with a dump truck while traveling the wrong way on County Road 29 in Yolo County, according to the California Highway Patrol. A man suffered major injuries Monday afternoon after his Honda collided head-on with a dump tr