Category: California Highway Patrol

Teen Suffers Serious Injuries in Lakeside After Losing Control of Motorcycle

LAKESIDE, Calif.—An 18-year-old man from West Virginia suffered serious injuries when he was ejected from his motorcycle and struck by another vehicle in Lakeside, the California Highway Patrol reported March 15. Just before 3 p.m. Tuesday, the young man lost control of his 1985 Yamaha motorcycle near Lemon Crest Drive, causing the bike to drift…


Woman Jumps to Death From San Diego-Coronado Bridge

SAN DIEGO—A 39-year-old woman died March 14 when she jumped from the Coronado Bridge. California Highway Patrol officers first responded shortly after noon, when some called to report seeing someone leap from the bridge. The Port of San Diego Harbor Police located the woman’s body in the water, according to the patrol agency’s Jesse Matias,…


Young Man Jumps to His Death From Coronado Bridge

SAN DIEGO—A California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer saw a man jump off the Coronado Bridge March 5. The man, between 20 to 25 years old, parked his vehicle midway across the bridge at about 7 a.m. Sunday and looked over the side before jumping into the bay, according to a CHP incident log. He was…


Man Arrested in SoCal Tesla Road Rage Incidents

LOS ANGELES—A Tesla driver who allegedly carried out a series of road-rage attacks recently was behind bars Jan. 30. Nathaniel Walter Radimak, 36, was taken into custody in Torrance about 3 p.m. Sunday by members of the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Southern Division Major Crimes Unit, and he was booked on suspicion of assault with…


3 Rescued From a Car Teetering Over a Cliff in California

In a situation almost straight out of a Hollywood movie, three people were rescued from a car that was teetering on the edge of a cliff in the Santa Cruz Mountains. California Highway Patrol responded to a phone call reporting the incident on Old Mill Road on January 13, according to the agency. At first…


Baby Girl Killed in Crash on 101 Freeway in LA

LOS ANGELES—A crash involving a big rig and another vehicle on the northbound Ventura (101) Freeway in the Valley Village area left a month-old girl dead and a man and a woman injured, authorities said Jan. 17. The crash occurred about 1:25 p.m. Monday north of Tujunga Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The…


Landslides, Sinkholes, Floodwaters Plague Soggy California

LOS ANGELES—Sinkholes swallowed cars and floodwaters swamped towns and swept away a small boy as California was wracked by more wild winter while the next in a powerful string of storms loomed on the horizon Tuesday. Millions of residents faced flood warnings, nearly 50,000 people were under evacuation orders, and more than 110,000 homes and…


Man Suspected of Intentionally Driving Off California Cliff

MONTARA, Calif.—The driver of a car that plunged off a cliff in Northern California, seriously wounding two children and a second adult after the 250-foot drop, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Dharmesh A. Patel of Pasadena will be booked into San Mateo County Jail…


Man Points Gun to Baby’s Head in Hours-Long Standoff in Lancaster

LANCASTER, Calif.—An armed man who led authorities on a high-speed pursuit, during which he allegedly fired shots at pursuing officers, was barricaded in a Lancaster mobile home park with a year-old infant. California Highway Patrol officers began chasing the man in a white Kia SUV around 11:45 p.m. Dec. 20 as he drove at speeds…


Lemon Grove Woman Killed in 2-Car Crash, 2nd Driver Injured

EL CAJON, Calif.—An investigation was continuing Dec. 19 into the cause of a two-vehicle crash on the 8 Freeway in El Cajon that killed a 32-year-old woman from Lemon Grove. The collision on the eastbound highway at the Second Street off-ramp occurred about 4:30 a.m. Dec. 18, according to the California Highway Patrol. The woman…