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Drunk Driver Arrested, Injured After Wrong-Way 5 Freeway Crash

 A drunk driver suffered major injuries and was arrested after they caused a wrong-way crash on the 5 Freeway north of Castaic Friday morning.  Around 4:20 a.m. Friday, first responders received reports of a crash after a report of a wrong way driver, traveling southbound in the northbound lanes, on the 5 Freeway near Vista Del Lago, said officer Josh ...

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Santa Clarita Resident Sentenced To Over 30 Years In Prison After Fatal Wrong-Way Crash

A Santa Clarita woman was sentenced to over 30 years in state prison after pleading guilty to over 10 felonies Monday following a fatal wrong-way crash in 2018. Nicole Thibault, from Santa Clarita, pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter, with a special allegation of using a deadly weapon: a vehicle, eight counts of attempted murder with a vehicle ...

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Santa Clarita Wrong-Way Driver Returns To Court For Murder, Assault Charges

A Santa Clarita woman who allegedly stole a car and caused a fatal wrong-way five-vehicle collision on the 210 Freeway returned to court Wednesday. Prosecutors said that on Jan. 22, 2018, Nicole Danielle Thibault stole a parked truck in San Bernardino. She then allegedly drove through several red lights at unsafe speeds before entering the 210 Freeway, prosecutors added. In ...

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Santa Clarita Wrong-Way Driver Returns To Court For Murder, Assault Charges

A Santa Clarita woman who allegedly stole a car and caused a fatal wrong-way five-vehicle collision on the 210 Freeway returned to court Wednesday. Prosecutors said that on Jan. 22, 2018, Nicole Danielle Thibault stole a parked truck in San Bernardino. She then allegedly drove through several red lights at unsafe speeds before entering the 210 Freeway, prosecutors added. In ...

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Wrong-Way Driver Taken Into Custody On 5 Freeway In Castaic

A wrong-way driver was taken into custody Tuesday morning after she allegedly traveled in the opposite direction of traffic on the 5 Freeway in Castaic, officials said. Around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, California Highway Patrol officers received reports of a wrong-way driver on the 5 Freeway near Highway 126, said Officer Eric Priessman, a spokesperson for the Newhall Area Office. “This ...

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Child Cruelty Charges Expected After Man Causes Wrong-Way Crash On 14 Freeway With Son In Vehicle

A man is being charged with multiple felonies, including child cruelty, after he allegedly caused a wrong-way crash on the 14 Freeway Monday, officials said. On Monday, a man was allegedly involved in a domestic violence incident and fled the scene with his son, who is around 9 years old, said Eric Priessman, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol ...

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UPDATE: Wrong-Way Driver On 14 Freeway Results In No Injuries

A wrong-way driver was stopped after allegedly driving in the opposite direction of traffic on the 14 Freeway in Newhall, officials said. Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, officers with the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office received reports of a vehicle driving south on the northbound HOV lane of the 14 Freeway near Placerita Canyon Road, said Officer Peter Nicholson with ...

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Santa Clarita Wrong-Way Driver Returns To Court For Murder, Assault Charges

A Santa Clarita woman who allegedly stole a car and caused a fatal wrong-way five-vehicle collision on the 210 Freeway returned to court Wednesday. In Fall 2018, the defense declared doubt as to Nicole Thibault’s mental ability to assist in her own defense, causing the case to be suspended until a mental evaluation could be done, according to officials from ...

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Santa Clarita Wrong-Way Driver Returns To Court For Murder, Assault Charges

A Santa Clarita woman who allegedly stole a car and caused a fatal wrong-way five-vehicle collision on the 210 Freeway returned to court Tuesday. In Fall 2018, the defense declared doubt as to Thibault’s mental ability to assist in her own defense, causing the case to be suspended until a mental evaluation could be done, according to officials from the ...

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Santa Clarita Wrong-Way Driver Charged With Murder Returns To Court

The case of a Santa Clarita wrong-way driver who allegedly stole a car and caused a fatal five-vehicle collision on the 210 Freeway returned to court Wednesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The case of Nicole Thibault, 29, of Santa Clarita was previously under review with the mental health court, but ...

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