On Monday afternoon in Santa Rosa, a man using a wheelchair was killed in a hit-and-run collision while crossing the street, according to police. The crash happened at West College Avenue and Clover Drive in West Santa Rosa. Investigators later determined a lifted white GMC pickup truck had been stopped at a red light while the man was crossing. Authorities said he was still in the crosswalk when the vehicle moved forward and struck him. Police said a man and a woman got out

A crash on Interstate 680 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, has left one family without their loved one. According to the California Highway Patrol, a driver in a Dodge Charger headed southbound into oncoming northbound traffic on May 1st, colliding with six vehicles. Shanell Shari Smith, a 42-year-old mother from Antioch and a passenger in one of the vehicles, was killed in the crash. Several others were hurt, some sustaining serious injuries. Authorities report that th

A devastating crash on Silverado Trail in Napa County has left three women dead and multiple others injured on March 28, 2026, according to media outlets. Incidents like this raise serious questions about accountability, road safety, and what options exist for those affected. If you’re reading this, you may be trying to understand how something like this happens and what comes next. Here’s what to know. What Happened on Silverado Trail? According to the California Highway Pat

A fatal rollover on Highway 101 near Petaluma has led to the driver facing felony DUI and murder charges, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Santa Rosa area office. CHP reports that the solo-vehicle crash involved a BMW that left the roadway and rolled over, ejecting two passengers. The driver remained inside the vehicle and sustained major injuries. The February 11 incident claimed the life of 61-year-old Teresa Renderos of Novato. A second passenger was taken

A fatal crash on the San Mateo–Hayward Bridge last week is a stark reminder of how quickly distracted driving can turn deadly on busy Bay Area roadways. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on Tuesday, January 20, and involved a Ford Transit utility van and a Kia sedan. CHP said the driver of the Ford Transit van was traveling at an unknown speed when he became distracted by his cellular phone and looked away from the road. When he returned his atten

A retired former track coach and history teacher from Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa was killed last Thursday afternoon in an...

An accident in North Sacramento last week resulted in one death.

Fatality in Sacramento area car collision over the weekend.

Holiday festivities unfortunately led to several car crashes in the Bay Area. In Oakland, a woman (approximately age 20) was struck by a...

On November 1, 2022, a pedestrian was tragically killed by a SamTrans Bus near the South San Francisco BART Station. The fatal collision...

During the early morning hours on Saturday, July 30, 2021, a drunk driver struck and killed a 27-year-old woman and severely injured her...