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Original articles from GJEL Accident Attorneys, shown with their original publication dates.
May 25, 2026
A 33-year-old Sacramento County man lost his life Saturday after a head-on collision on Highway 50 near Sierra Ski Ranch Road, according to the California Highway Patrol's South Lake Tahoe office. The crash serves as a sobering reminder of how quickly an unsafe driving decision can turn fatal on one
May 25, 2026
A serious traffic collision between a white Toyota Prius and a Yamaha motorcycle left a rider with major injuries on Friday evening in the Arden Arcade area of Sacramento County. The crash was reported to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) at approximately 6:15 p.m. on May 22nd at the intersection
May 23, 2026
A pedestrian lost his life in the early morning hours of Friday, May 22, 2026, after being struck by a vehicle on Florin Road in south Sacramento. The fatal collision is a sobering reminder of the dangers pedestrians face on California roadways — and of the legal rights families retain when tragedy
May 22, 2026
A motorcyclist was killed in a predawn collision on westbound Interstate 80 near the Bay Bridge metering lights in Oakland on Thursday, May 21, 2026, after losing control of his motorcycle and being struck by a box truck.
May 22, 2026
A midday Muni bus collision at 22nd and Mission streets sends two to the hospital and raises questions about public transit safety and liability in one of San Francisco's busiest corridors. On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 20, 2026, a collision between a San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) bus
May 22, 2026
A 69-year-old Yuba City woman died in a fatal pedestrian crash on Monday night after being struck by an SUV on North Colusa Frontage Road, leaving her family and community to navigate a devastating and sudden loss. The victim had been walking with the aid of a walker when the collision occurred, a d
May 21, 2026
A 58-year-old Santa Rosa man died on Monday afternoon, May 18, 2026, after his vehicle plunged off a fatal cliff crash onto a beach along State Route 1 near Davenport in Santa Cruz County. The crash set off a dramatic multi-agency rescue operation that required lifeguards to run and swim nearly a mi
May 21, 2026
A six-year-old boy is dead following a fatal incident at an after-school program tragedy at McKinley Elementary School in Burlingame, leaving his family devastated and parents across the community shaken. According to news reports, the child suffered fatal injuries on Wednesday, May 19, 2026, when a
May 21, 2026
Three men are dead after a speeding pickup truck veered off the road and onto a sidewalk in East Oakland late Saturday night, striking a group of people who were standing outside a neighborhood market. The collision, one of the most devastating to strike the East Oakland community in recent memory,
May 20, 2026
A deadly chain-reaction crash in South San Jose claimed the life of one woman and sent several others to local hospitals on the afternoon of May 21, 2026. The collision, which unfolded near one of the area's busiest intersections, set off a chain reaction involving at least five vehicles and left th
May 20, 2026
In the early hours of May 17, 2025, a road crash on Scott Road in Sacramento County claimed the lives of two young girls and left three others fighting to recover. A BMW carrying five juveniles crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a tree north of Latrobe Road. The 16-year-old driver and a
May 20, 2026
Two young e-motorcycle riders lost their lives near the Mather Golf Course in Sacramento County on the evening of Monday, May 18, 2026, after a Nissan Titan pickup truck traveling at an extremely high rate of speed struck them while they were stopped at a stop sign. The driver, identified as a 24-ye
May 19, 2026
In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 17, 2026, a devastating single-vehicle crash near Sloughhouse claimed the lives of two teenage girls and left three others fighting for their lives. The collision serves as a heartbreaking reminder of how quickly tragedy can strike and why families affected
May 19, 2026
In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 17, 2026, a fatal highway crash occurred on southbound Highway 41 in Fresno that claimed the life of a Selma man and left a 3-year-old child with critical injuries. The crash serves as a sobering reminder of the dangers posed by disabled vehicles on high-spe
May 19, 2026
A motorcyclist lost his life on Sunday afternoon, May 17, 2026, after a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 395 south of Doyle in Lassen County. The rider was pronounced dead at the scene, leaving behind a community in mourning and a family forever changed by a split-second decision made by another dr
May 18, 2026
Three injured on Friday morning when two pickup trucks collided at the intersection of Highway 68 and Torero Drive in Monterey County. The crash occurred in an area where Highway 68 serves as a primary corridor connecting the Salinas Valley to the Monterey Peninsula, a stretch that sees consistent t
May 15, 2026
A child is fighting for their life at a Sacramento Valley trauma center after being struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle in Grass Valley on the evening of Wednesday, May 13, 2026. The crash unfolded around 6:40 PM in the 600 block of Whiting Street, according to the Grass Valley Police Departm
May 14, 2026
Two young people are recovering from serious injuries after an e-bike collision between a gray Jeep and a juvenile-occupied e-bike on Pony Express Trail at North Street in Pollock Pines, El Dorado County. The collision occurred on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at approximately 4:07 p.m., according to the C
May 11, 2026
A motorcycle rider suffered major injuries Monday afternoon after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 89 at Sequoia Avenue in Tahoe City, according to the California Highway Patrol. The motorcycle crash, which occurred at approximately 3:17 p.m. on May 11, 2026, took place in front of the well-known
May 11, 2026
A 51-year-old Antioch woman lost her life in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 9, 2026, after being ejected from her vehicle in a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of G Street and Drake Street. The tragedy serves as a sobering reminder of the catastrophic consequences that speed and
May 9, 2026
A woman lost her life on Interstate 80 in Davis on Thursday afternoon, May 7, 2026, in a motorcycle accident that claimed the life of a motorcycle passenger and brought traffic on one of Northern California's busiest freeways to a halt. Our thoughts are with her family and all who knew her during th
May 8, 2026
A pedestrian lost her life after being struck by a suspected DUI driver in a marked crosswalk in Guerneville, Sonoma County, on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 5, 2026. The victim has been identified by the Sonoma County Coroner's Office as an 86-year-old from Lake Stevens, Washington. She had activat
May 8, 2026
A minor injury collision in Napa left at least one person with minor injuries early Thursday morning, May 7, 2026. The crash occurred on Big Ranch Road just north of Salvador Avenue and was initially reported as a major injury incident, but was downgraded after emergency responders assessed the scen
May 5, 2026
A Sunday morning single-vehicle crash claimed one life in Morgan Hill when a driver struck a power pole along a rural stretch of Watsonville Road, leaving the South Santa Clara County community mourning another roadway tragedy. The quiet rural corridor of Watsonville Road, which winds through the ag
May 5, 2026
A teenage girl is dead, and several others are injured after a devastating early-morning DUI crash on Interstate 880 in San Leandro on Sunday, May 4, 2026. The crash, which involved three vehicles and a fatal ejection, led to the arrest of a 19-year-old driver on suspicion of felony DUI, felony hit-
May 3, 2026
A fatal multi-vehicle collision on eastbound Interstate 580 near Livermore during the morning commute hour of April 30, 2026, has left a community grieving and the California Highway Patrol searching for answers. The crash occurred east of North Livermore Avenue and involved a grey Nissan Armada, a
April 30, 2026
A deadly rollover collision on Interstate 580 East claimed one life and sent at least one other person to the hospital in the early morning hours of Thursday, marking a sobering reminder of how quickly highway conditions can turn catastrophic. The crash, which unfolded just east of North Livermore A
April 30, 2026
A fatal crash near Rio Linda claimed the life of an ATV rider late on a Saturday evening, highlighting the dangers that all-terrain vehicles face when traveling on public roadways alongside conventional traffic. The collision, which occurred at the intersection of 16th Street and Elverta Road at app
April 28, 2026
A fatal rear-end crash in Rio Linda claimed the life of an ATV driver on the evening of Saturday, April 25, 2026. The crash, which took place at the intersection of 16th Street and Elverta Road in Sacramento County, has left a family without their loved one and prompted an ongoing investigation by t
April 22, 2026
A solo-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 139 in the Hayden Hill area of Lassen County left one woman with major injuries on Tuesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The collision serves as a sobering reminder of the dangers rural highway travel can pose, and of the legal