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Three Detained After 14 Freeway Pursuit Exceeds 100 MPH North Of Santa Clarita

Three 14 Freeway pursuit suspects were detained in Palmdale after they led the California Highway Patrol (CHP) on a high-speed chase north of Santa Clarita Tuesday. Around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, a CHP officer monitoring traffic attempted to stop a 2017 Dodge Charger on the northbound 14 Freeway near Ward Road north of Santa Clarita, said Officer Josh Greengard, a spokesperson ...

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Motorcycle Pursuit Suspect Leads CHP Officers On Over 100 MPH Chase

A motorcycle pursuit was initiated by California Highway Patrol Newhall Area officers Tuesday, reaching speeds of over 100 miles per hour, officials said. Around 11:40 a.m., officers located a red Suzuki motorcycle on the 14 Freeway near Via Princessa with no plates traveling at excessive speeds, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office. When officers attempted ...

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CHP Hands Out 25 Speeding Citations On San Francisquito Canyon Road

The California Highway Patrol handed out 25 speeding citations including one citation to a speeder going over 90 mph, Friday morning on San Francisquito Canyon Road. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “Officers were out in force this morning on San Francisquito Canyon Road to slow people down,” according to a CHP ...

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San Francisquito Canyon Road Crash Leaves 2 Hospitalized

A San Francisquito Canyon Road crash that left two with serious injuries was blamed on speed, CHP officials said Thursday.   Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Carlos Ballardo, 28, of Lancaster, was reportedly driving northbound at approximately 80 mph near mile marker 8.9, around a windy stretch of San Francisquito Canyon ...

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CHP Officers Use PIT Maneuver To End Pursuit Without Incident In Castaic

CHP officers ended a pursuit in Castaic without incident Monday night, after a driver failed to pull over when officers attempted a traffic stop. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. California Highway Patrol officials received a call about a silver Volkswagen Jetta that drove into a freeway construction closure on the 5 ...

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KHTS, SCVTV Take Ride-Along With California Highway Patrol

Officer Eric Priessman of the Newhall office of the California Highway Patrol generally begins his shift with coffee and a 5 a.m. briefing. After discussing concerns, such as traffic hazards, road conditions, Amber Alerts or any other information Priessman and his fellow officers might need to know, they hit the roads. The Santa Clarita Valley office -- which is in Castaic, but dubbed Newhall because that’s where it used to be -- covers a pretty wide berth.

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