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DUIs Make Up Nearly Half Of Weekend Arrests In Santa Clarita

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Driving Under the Influence (DUI) incidents accounted for nearly half of arrests over the weekend.  Between Friday, Dec. 16 and Sunday, Dec. 18, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office made 20 arrests, with nine being on DUI charges.  Only one other arrest was made on drug-related charges. It was made on charges ...

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CHP Preparing For Holiday Travel With Maximum Enforcement Period Through Thanksgiving Weekend

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is set to increase enforcement in an effort to keep drivers and pedestrians safe during Thanksgiving weekend. To help motorists arrive at their destinations safely, the CHP is scheduled to implement a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) and deploy all available officers through the holiday weekend. During the MEP, CHP officers are set to be working ...

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California Highway Patrol Announces Grant To Increase Teen Driver Education

texting driving, distracted driving

In conjunction with the Office of Traffic Safety, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is expected to provide resources to educate teen drivers in an effort to lower fatalities and accidents. The California Highway Patrol announced that it received a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety to help promote safe behaviors for teen drivers by educating them on the various ...

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Driver Airlifted After Truck Plunges 1,000 Feet Down Canyon

One person was airlifted to the hospital on Sunday after their truck plunged 1,000 feet down a canyon north of Santa Clarita. At 2:45 p.m. Sunday, emergency responders received reports of a vehicle over the side of a canyon on Dry Gulch Road between San Francisquito Canyon Road and Lake Hughes Road, north of Santa Clarita, according to California Highway ...

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CHP Offers Advice During Child Passenger Safety Week

chp officer strapping baby into carseat

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the Office of Traffic Safety are set to help parents and caregivers ensure every child is properly restrained in the correct safety seat for their age and size as part of Child Passenger Safety Week from Sept. 18-24. “When installed and used correctly, child safety seats and safety belts can prevent injuries and save ...

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CHP To Conduct DUI Checkpoint Labor Day Weekend

Officers with the California Highway Patrol, (CHP) Newhall Area Office are set to conduct a DUI checkpoint in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County this Labor Day weekend.  The DUI checkpoint is scheduled to begin Friday around 8 p.m. and conclude at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office. “The location ...

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Hit-And-Run Suspect Flees From Officers, Hides Down Dirt Embankment 

Officers with the California Highway Patrol, (CHP) are working to detain a hit-and-run suspect who fled on foot in Canyon Country and hid down a dirt embankment.  Around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, CHP officers received reports of a hit-and-run traffic collision after a car hit a sign on the southbound 14 Freeway near Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country, said Officer ...

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Person Hospitalized With ‘Major Injuries’ After Big Rig Crash On 5 Freeway

Crumpled bumper and hood of a blue sedan. "Crash" overlaid in red capital letters with the KHTS and OPO logo -- crash traffic collision

One person was hospitalized early Sunday morning after a big rig slammed into a Jeep on the 5 Freeway near Castaic.  At around 11:40 p.m. Saturday night, first responders received reports of an accident involving a big rig and a white Jeep on the southbound 5 Freeway near Templin Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).  “A vehicle crashed ...

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Party Bus Driver Hospitalized After Being Hit By Car On 14 Freeway

Looking out of a shattered windshield. "Pedestrian Collision" overlaid in white capital letters with the KHTS and OPO logo -- pedestrain collision crash

A party bus driver was hospitalized Friday night when he was hit by a car after exiting the bus on the 14 Freeway east of Santa Clarita.  At around 9:40 p.m. Friday first responders received reports of a vehicle that had hit a pedestrian on the northbound 14 Freeway and Agua Dulce Canyon Road off-ramp, according to California Highway Patrol ...

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5 Freeway Traffic Slammed After Two Accident, One Involving Seven Vehicles

Traffic on the southbound 5 Freeway has been brought almost to a standstill Saturday afternoon following reports of multiple accidents, including one involving up to seven vehicles.  At around 12 p.m. Saturday, responders received reports of two different accidents on the southbound 5 freeway in Newhall by Weldon Canyon Road according to California Highway Patrol (CHP).  The first accident occured ...

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