Around 1:20 p.m. on Sunday, California Highway Patrol received reports of a traffic collision on the 25000 block of The Old Road in Stevenson Ranch, according to CHP officials. Upon arrival at The Old Road and Steinbeck Avenue, CHP officers blocked off one lane but it is not expected to stay closed, according to officials. No injuries from either party ...

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is partnering with the National Sleep Foundation For Drowsy Driving Prevention Week this month to share tips for preventing dangerous road incidents. Sunday, Nov. 5 through Saturday, Nov. 11 is Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, and local law enforcement agencies are offering advice on how to stay safe during tiring drives. Drowsy-driving crashes are commonly associated ...

A suspect wanted for assault on a peace officer was taken into custody after being tackled in Canyon Country by a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer.  Around 12:50 p.m. Tuesday, a pursuit from the Antelope Valley began heading south on the 14 Freeway involving the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) and CHP, according to initial reports.  The original crime ...

On Friday, Sept. 22, the California Highway Patrol (CHP), Newhall Area Office is scheduled to conduct a sobriety checkpoint in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County. The checkpoint is set to begin at approximately 8 p.m. and conclude at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. The location is expected to be announced just prior to the operation.  Motorists ...

Over the weekend, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and California Highway Patrol Newhall Office racked up 12 arrests, most of them DUIs. Of the 12 arrests made 10 of them were for drug or alcohol-related reasons. There were six DUIs, two arrests for possession of a controlled substance, one DUI with a suspended license and one arrest for being ...

Over the weekend, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and California Highway Patrol Newhall Office tallied 11 arrests between the two agencies. Of the 11 arrests, seven were drug-related with five DUI’s, having drugs and or alcohol in jail and public intoxication. The other four arrests were for taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, spousal abuse, altering imitation firearms, ...

The man struck and killed by a semi-truck on the 14 Freeway Saturday night has been identified. Los Angeles resident Walter Ubaldo Rodriguez, 57,  has been identified as the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a semi-truck on Saturday night on the 14 Freeway, according to a California Highway Patrol (CHP) report. At about 8 p.m. Saturday, a Freightliner ...

A Bakersfield man was arrested for DUI Saturday after he crashed on the 5 Freeway near Castaic. About 5 22 p.m. Saturday, officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office received reports of a solo vehicle traffic collision on the southbound 5 Freeway into the center divider just north of Vista Del Lago near Castaic, according to Officer ...

Santa Clarita weekend crime reports saw a decrease in arrests, but DUI’s still reign as the most popular reason for detainment. Over the weekend, only 10 arrests were made, lower than average for the Santa Clarita Valley, and six of those arrests were for driving under the influence (DUI). There was two more arrests made for alcohol/drugs one of which ...

Over the Fourth of July weekend during the Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) there were 68 people dead due to car crashes, according to California Highway Patrol. “The results of this MEP are concerning and reinforce the need for responsible behavior behind the wheel,” said CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee.  “All of these deaths were preventable, and the loved ones they leave ...