Traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge has been shut down in both directions Monday morning as a group of protesters blocks southbound traffic midspan according to CHP.
Southbound traffic on the span was at a standstill with traffic backing up through the Robin Williams Tunnel into Sausalito on southbound 101, CHP said.
There was also word from CHP that protesters were also trying to block traffic on the northbound side, though vehicles seemed to be getting across the span in that direction.
Chopper footage of the protest on the Golden Gate Bridge showed protesters with a banner that read “STOP THE WORLD FOR GAZA” across the southbound lanes. There was no traffic seen in the video moving in the northbound lanes.
While the protesters were only occupying southbound lanes on the bridge, CHP may have closed the northbound lanes as authorities attempt to clear the protest.
This is a breaking news story. Additional details will be added as more information is confirmed.
(FOX40.COM) — According to the California Highway Patrol, a three-vehicle crash involving a CHP vehicle on Highway 99 is causing traffic congestion in Sacramento.
The agency said that the crash happened on the northbound side of Highway 99 near 47th Avenue.
The CHP said that one of the people involved in the crash had minor injuries, but did not specify who was injured.
Caltrans live cameras show traffic backed up to as far as Mack Rd.
This article will be updated as soon as information is made available.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a solo-vehicle crash in French Camp that killed one person and left another injured.According to CHP, the fatal crash happened around 3:32 p.m. on northbound Interstate 5, just south of Matthews Road. The driver struck a power pole and one of the passengers died on the scene, CHP said. Another passenger was taken to the hospital with injuries. The crash is still being investigated but CHP said the driver has been arrested for DUI.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a solo-vehicle crash in French Camp that killed one person and left another injured.
According to CHP, the fatal crash happened around 3:32 p.m. on northbound Interstate 5, just south of Matthews Road.
The driver struck a power pole and one of the passengers died on the scene, CHP said. Another passenger was taken to the hospital with injuries.
The crash is still being investigated but CHP said the driver has been arrested for DUI.
Multiple lanes of southbound I-280 in San Francisco were closed Monday after a wrong-way driver was involved in an injury collision just north of San Jose Ave., according to CHP.
The three-car collision was triggered about 2:30 p.m. by a driver headed north in southbound lanes near the Geneva Avenue on-ramp, the CHP said.
I-280 collision in San Francisco.
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At least three people have been hospitalized, according to the CHP.
Chopper footage showed at least two vehicles that had sustained major damage on southbound lanes of I-280. There were multiple CHP, fire units and ambulances at the scene. At one point, fire crews could be seen extricating a person from a silver sedan that was reportedly the vehicle that was traveling in the wrong direction on the freeway.
Several other vehicles stopped on southbound I-280 seemed to be involved in the collision. There also appeared to be a vehicle with a CHP unit stopped on the northbound side of I-280 by the accident site. CHP said it would take about an hour to reopen the closed lanes.
There were earlier CHP reports of a vehicle driving north on southbound I-280 through the area that had been involved in multiple traffic collisions prior to the major accident.
The left and center lanes were blocked by the response to the collision. Motorists are advised to expect delays and to use alternate routes to avoid the area if possible. CHP said there is no estimated time to reopen the roadway.
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Three California Highway Patrol officers were injured Friday in a crash while in pursuit of a driver near Sherman Oaks.
The crash was reported sometime before 11:30 p.m. near an off-ramp of the northbound 405 Freeway. There, three CHP officers in two patrol vehicles were chasing a driver in a vehicle stolen from Cal Poly Pomona.
Both patrol vehicles were totaled in the crash and one CHP officer was hospitalized. The extent of the injuries of all officers involved in the incident is unclear.
It is unclear what happened to the driver who instigated the chase.
(FOX40.COM) — A man from Sacramento has been arrested and placed into a Sacramento County jail after he shot at another vehicle while driving on Interstate 5, according to California Highway Patrol.
CHP said it believes that the incident was fueled by road rage and that the man, 27, is facing several charges, including attempted murder.
On December 30, the 27-year-old man was driving north along I-5 near Twin Cities Road, which is located in the southern part of Sacramento County. CHP officers said that the man shot five times at another vehicle.
No injuries were reported, but officers said that the shots “narrowly missed” an empty child car seat. “Thankfully, there were no injuries, but the potential for tragedy was unmistakable,” CHP said in a Facebook post.
Upon completing its investigation of the suspect, CHP found an unserialized short-barreled AR-15-style rifle, ammunition, and evidence of identity theft.
“This incident underscores the dangers of road rage and the lengths to which CHP will go to ensure the safety and security of our communities,” the agency’s post read.
It continued, “The safety of Californians on our roads is our highest priority. This arrest is a testament to our dedication to justice and the protection of our community members.”
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Two people have died in a two-vehicle crash in the eastbound direction of the Bay Bridge early Thursday morning, California Highway Patrol says.
The crash happened around 4:15 a.m. on the lower deck of the Bay Bridge just before Treasure Island.
CHP says the two victims were occupants of a MINI Cooper that was hit by a pickup truck.
A third person in the MINI and the driver of the truck transported to the hospital. It is unclear how injured those individuals are.
CHP says the MINI stopped on the bridge before the truck hit the car from behind.
Three eastbound lanes of the bridge are closed as emergency crews respond to the crash.
Stay with ABC7 News for updates on this developing story.
An amber alert buzzed phones across Los Angeles and Orange counties Tuesday night for an abducted toddler, who was in the back seat of his parents’ idling car when someone stole it and sped away, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
Justin was in his parents’ car, a 2021 gray Honda Accord with California licence plate 8XPG349, when it was stolen.
(California Highway Patrol)
Justin Chan, 4, was abducted around 5:30 p.m. in Long Beach, according to the alert issued by the Long Beach Police Department.
He has brown hair and brown eyes and was wearing a blue shirt and red pants.
The vehicle, a 2021 gray Honda Accord with California license plate 8XPG349, was last seen at Linden Avenue and 1st Street.
Caltrans issued a traffic advisory Thursday, announcing that there would be multiple freeway offramp closures in San Francisco Sunday night after the end of Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Caltrans plan with the California Highway Patrol appears aimed at discouraging people from coming into San Francisco to celebrate in the event of a 49ers victory that would mark the team’s first Super Bowl win in almost three decades. Officials took similar action on the night of the NFC Championship Game almost two weeks ago.
The closures are scheduled for multiple offramps along the U.S. 101 and I-280 corridor in San Francisco the evening of Sunday, Feb. 11. Caltrans and CHP are assisting the San Francisco Police Department with the closures of off-ramps tentatively scheduled to start at 7 p.m. that will continue until midnight.
The freeway exits scheduled to be closed are as follows:
US-101 Southbound, Cesar Chavez St. off-ramp
US-101 Northbound, Cesar Chavez St. off-ramp
US-101 Northbound, Mission St./Duboce St. off-ramp
I-280 Northbound, San Jose Ave off-ramp
I-280 Northbound, Geneva Ave off-ramp
I-280 Southbound, Geneva Ave off-ramp
“These ramp closures in San Francisco are necessary to enhance public safety due to an anticipated increase traffic and pedestrian congestion during the National Football League game scheduled for Sunday afternoon,” the statement said.
Muni also issued an advisory regarding bus service in the the Mission during and after the game.
Starting at 5 p.m., Muni bus service will avoid using Mission Street, 24th Street and 16th Street in the Mission District, the SFMTA said. That will continue until streets are clear.
The following Muni routes will be re-routed:
14 Mission, 14R Mission Rapid and 49 Van Ness/Mission will use Guerrero Street from 15th to Cesar Chavez streets.
12 Folsom and 27 Bryant will use Potrero Street between 22nd and Cesar Chavez streets.
22 Folsom, 33 Ashbury/18th Street and 55 Dogpatch will use 14th and 15th streets between Guerrero Street and South Van Ness Avenue.
48 Quintara/24th Street and 67 Bernal Heights will use Cesar Chavez Street instead of 24th Street between Potrero and Valencia streets.
On Friday, San Francisco police confirmed there would be “traffic closures in the Mission District” but did not specify which streets would be shut down or when the closures would take place. When the 49ers beat the Detroit Lions in NFC Championship Game on Jan. 28, bot Mission Street and 24th Street were closed for a period of time.
“Officers will have a visible presence throughout the city before, during, and after the game with safety as our priority,” police said in the released statement. “The SFPD will not tolerate violence, property destruction, or other criminal activity.”
The statement also encouraged those participating in Super Bowl festivities “to do so respectfully and responsibly” and to avoid driving while intoxicated.
Two people were stabbed and taken to a hospital after an altercation on the 405 and 10 freeways, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The stabbings occurred after a fight between two people, during which at least one was stabbed, CHP officers said over radio communications reviewed by The Times. The stabbings were reported on the 405 near the National Boulevard exit and on the 10 Freeway near the Bundy Drive exit, though it was not immediately clear where exactly the stabbings took place, or if they had occurred on the freeway.
A woman reported that her husband had been stabbed by a man with a pocketknife and that the assailant may have been stabbed as well during the fight, according to police radio.
One of the stabbing victims was in a white truck, while the other was in a Toyota Camry, according to radio communications.
The victims were being taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for treatment.
CHP did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
California will pay a $24 million civil rights settlement to the family of a man who died in police custody in March of 2020 after screaming “I can’t breathe” as multiple officers restrained him while trying to take a blood sample, lawyers said Tuesday.
Seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse were charged with involuntary manslaughter earlier this year in connection with the death of 38-year-old Edward Bronstein.
Annee Della Donna and Eric Dubin, attorneys for Bronstein’s young children, said it’s the largest civil rights settlement of its kind by the state of California, and the second largest nationally since the city of Minneapolis paid $27 million in the George Floyd case. The attorneys scheduled a news conference in Los Angeles for Wednesday to provide details.
The settlement comes amid renewed scrutiny of potentially fatal restraints following last week’s death of a New York City subway rider, Jordan Neely, who was placed in a chokehold by a U.S. Marine veteran. Bronstein’s death also echoes that of Eric Garner, a New Yorker put in a chokehold by police in 2014 and whose dying words “I can’t breathe” became a chant in protests against racial injustice. Both Garner and Neely were Black.
In this image taken from a nearly 18-minute video taken by a California Highway Patrol sergeant, Edward Bronstein, 38, is taken into custody by CHP officers on March 31, 2020, following a traffic stop in Los Angeles.
California Highway Patrol via AP
The Los Angeles County coroner said Bronstein’s death was caused by “acute methamphetamine intoxication during restraint by law enforcement.” The report lists Bronstein’s race as White.
Bronstein was taken into custody following a traffic stop on suspicion of driving under the influence on March 31, 2020. He died at a highway patrol station in Altadena, north of downtown Los Angeles, less than two months before Floyd was killed by police in Minnesota as he, too, repeatedly told officers, “I can’t breathe.”
When announcing the criminal charges in March, L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón said the highway patrol officers failed Bronstein, “and their failure was criminally negligent, causing his death.”
A nearly 18-minute video showing the officers’ treatment of Bronstein was released last year following a judge’s order in the family’s federal lawsuit alleging excessive force and a violation of civil rights.
Family members have said Bronstein was terrified of needles and they believe that’s why he was reluctant to comply with the CHP initially as they tried to take a blood sample.
The video, filmed by the sergeant, shows several officers forcing a handcuffed Bronstein to a mat on the floor as he shouts, “I’ll do it willingly! I’ll do it willingly, I promise!”
He continues screaming as six officers hold him face-down — the lawsuit alleged they put their knees on his back — and pleads for help.
“It’s too late,” one officer replies. “Stop yelling!” another shouts.
“I can’t breathe!” and “I can’t!” Bronstein cries, and an officer responds, “Just relax and stop resisting!”
But Bronstein’s voice gets softer and he then falls silent. While he is unresponsive, the nurse continues to draw blood and the officers keep pinning him down.
After they realize he may not have a pulse and does not appear to be breathing, they slap his face and say, “Edward, wake up.” More than 11 minutes after his last screams, they begin CPR.
Bronstein never regained consciousness and was later pronounced dead.
In a statement, CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee extended condolences to the family and said he would respect the judicial process. His office didn’t immediately respond Tuesday to request for comment on the settlement.
The officers, who were put on administrative leave in March, face one count each of involuntary manslaughter and one felony count of assault under the color of authority. If convicted, they could get up to four years in prison. The registered nurse was also charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Bronstein’s death prompted the CHP to change its policies to prevent officers “from using techniques or transport methods that involve a substantial risk of positional asphyxia,” the agency said. Additional training was also ordered for uniformed officers.
In September 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law barring police from using certain face-down holds that have led to multiple unintended deaths. The bill was aimed at expanding on the state’s ban on chokeholds in the wake of Floyd’s murder.
