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CBS News
4 hours ago
- Automotive
- CBS News
Wrong-way crash on I-80 in Colfax kills 2 people
A wrong-way crash in Colfax killed two people early Saturday morning, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said. Around 6 a.m., the sheriff's office said a crash happened on eastbound Interstate 80, west of Highway 174. The sheriff's office has not yet said what vehicle the two people were inside of at the time of the crash or released any information about the driver. 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐈-𝟖𝟎 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐱 𝐃𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 All eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 are currently closed at Canyon... Posted by Placer County Sheriff's Office on Saturday, June 21, 2025 Eastbound I-80 is closed, and there was no estimated time of reopening.
CBS News
7 days ago
- CBS News
One killed, two injured in wrong way crash in Colorado
The Colorado State Patrol is piecing together what happened when a driver heading the wrong way on Highway 76 reportedly caused a fatal crash Friday night. GMC damaged on front passenger side in wrong-way crash. Adams County Fire Rescue According to CSP, a GMC Sierra pickup truck, driven by a 62-year-old Denver resident, was driving east in the westbound lanes of Highway 76 near County Road MM3 just before 11 p.m. A woman driving a Honda west on the highway swerved to avoid the truck, but authorities said the truck's front passenger side struck the front passenger side of her car. The truck then rotated clockwise and rolled, coming to a rest in the road on its roof. The Honda reportedly continued east and drove off the road. CSP said the driver and passenger in the Honda were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. Honda damaged on front passenger side in fatal crash. Adams County Fire Rescue Authorities said the passenger in the Honda, a 44-year-old man from Thornton, was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The Honda driver and the driver of the Sierra were both taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. CSP said charges are pending, and the crash remains under investigation.
The Independent
12-06-2025
- The Independent
Wild police chase as man in back of pick-up hurls wooden boards at cops before multi-car wrong way crash on highway
A wild police chase in Ohio ended with a multi-car wrong-way crash on Interstate 75 which injured seven people. The pursuit began Thursday June 5 when the driver of a GMC Sierra, James Collins, refused to pull over when the Ohio State Highway Patrol tried to stop him for having no visible registration. Footage filmed by a police helicopter unit shows the chase through Montgomery County escalating as a passenger in the bed of the truck begins throwing wooden boards into the road in a desperate attempt to deter police. The truck ended up driving the wrong way down Interstate 75 where it eventually caused a six-vehicle pile-up. After the crash, all four people in the GMC took off on foot before eventually being caught by police. They are all now facing charges for drug possession and aggravated vehicular assault.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Driver who killed Las Vegas police officer was nearly 3 times legal limit in wrong-way crash
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A driver in the country illegally was nearly three times the legal limit when he killed a Las Vegas police officer in a wrong-way crash, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned. On Dec. 12, 2024, Fernando Jimenez-Jimenez, 31, collided with LVMPD Officer Colton Pulsipher, 29, killing both. Jimenez-Jimenez was driving a truck southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 15 near the Valley of Fire. A third driver was also injured in the crash when she collided with Jimenez-Jimenez's truck in the aftermath, documents said. Jimenez-Jimenez had a blood-alcohol level of 0.205, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained Monday. The threshold for Nevada police and prosecutors to establish fault in drunk-driving arrests is 0.08. Jimenez also had THC, the active psychoactive compound in marijuana products, in his system. Blood test results can take months, particularly when looking for advanced compounds, including THC. Jimenez-Jimenez, an undocumented immigrant, had applied for citizenship in 2020, but in 2021, an immigration judge in Texas ordered him removed from the country, an ICE spokesperson said in December. Jimenez-Jimenez entered the country illegally twice in 2019. Both times, ICE returned him to Mexico. Pulsipher, a husband and father of three, was off-duty and headed home at the time, police said. Investigators suspect Jimenez-Jimenez was traveling between 91 and 99 mph at impact, documents said. Police identified him through a passport and fingerprints. A passenger in Jimenez-Jimenez's truck survived and walked off into a desert area before troopers arrived, documents said. Troopers later located the passenger more than nine hours after the crash, asleep in the desert. During an interview, the man said he and Jimenez-Jimenez worked for a landscaping company and drove to the desert to drink. In Jimenez-Jimenez's truck, troopers located several empty alcoholic beverage containers, as well as receipts and packages, from a marijuana dispensary. Detectives located a video showing Jimenez-Jimenez and his passenger purchasing marijuana products from a drive-thru dispensary two days earlier, documents said. Video from the sale also showed Jimenez-Jimenez smoking marijuana while in the driver's seat. Jimenez-Jimenez's truck was not registered in his name, and its owner never contacted police, documents said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
26-05-2025
- CBS News
2 Harvey men charged in wrong-way crash that injured Illinois State Police trooper in Markham
Two men were charged in the wrong-way crash that left an Illinois State police trooper injured last week. William Oiler, 44, and Herbert Needom, 57, both of Harvey, were charged with one count of Felony Theft - Previous Conviction. Oiler was also charged with three counts of Fleeing to Elude, Fleeing to Elude, Great Bodily Harm, Fleeing to Elude, Damage to Property Over $300, and one count of Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Accident. Needom was also charged with one count of Burglary Tools. ISP said that on Thursday, May 22, the Country Club Hills Police Department attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle occupied by two suspects who were wanted for theft. The vehicle fled from the officer and drove the wrong way onto I-57. Around 1 p.m., an ISP trooper was entering I-57 southbound from 159th Street in Markham when their squad car was struck head-on by the fleeing vehicle, which had continued in the wrong direction. After the crash, the suspects got out of the vehicle and fled the scene on foot. Markham police officers located and arrested them a short time later. Oiler and Needom both suffered injuries from the crash and were taken to an area hospital with injuries. The ISP trooper was also taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. ISP special agents took custody of both Oiler and Needom upon their release from the hospital. Both men are being held pending a detention hearing. The video above is from a previous report.
