As 2025 approaches, the California Highway Patrol is taking action to promote safe travel and prevent tragic crashes on California’s roadways. Starting at 6:01 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, the CHP will begin a statewide Maximum Enforcement Period to crack down on dangerous driving behaviors and protect all road users. This heightened enforcement will run through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, ...

In the final shopping days before Christmas, the California Highway Patrol conducted a successful enforcement operation targeting organized retail crime, promoting safe shopping experiences for communities throughout California. The collaborative statewide retail theft crackdown on Friday, Dec. 20, resulted in 117 arrests, the recovery of over $38,000 in stolen merchandise, the seizure of two illegal firearms, and the recovery of ...

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) urges families to prioritize road safety during this holiday season. To ensure the safety of travelers during the busy holiday season, the CHP is launching the first of two statewide Maximum Enforcement Periods this month. This effort focuses on minimizing traffic incidents by addressing unsafe driving practices and offering support to motorists. “This time of ...

The person who died on Friday night after jumping from a freeway overpass in Newhall has been identified.  Rodd Boggio, 55, from Newhall, was the individual who died on Friday night after jumping off the Newhall overpass, said Kelly Vail, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.  On Friday around 8:11 p.m., officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) ...

On Friday night, one person died after jumping from a freeway overpass in the Newhall Pass.   On Friday around 8:11 p.m., officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to a call about a single vehicle blocking the transition of the southbound Interstate 5 to the northbound 14 Freeway in the Newhall Pass just south of Santa Clarita, according to ...

In a continued effort to protect the state’s youngest passengers, the California Highway Patrol (CHP)  prioritizes child passenger safety through the “California Restraint Safety Education and Training” campaign. The $850,000 federal grant is dedicated to reducing injuries and fatalities among child passengers across the state, according to CHP officials. The yearlong CARSEAT campaign is set to provide essential resources and ...

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) received $2 million in federal funding that aims to expand its major crackdown on dangerous sideshows and street racing statewide, holding participants and organizers accountable for reckless driving behaviors. Federal funding for the Sideshow, Takeover, Racing, Education and Enforcement Task Force (STREET III) grant comes after the CHP received $5.5 million in state funding to ...

The motorcyclist who was injured in a fiery 5 Freeway crash Sunday is now facing theft charges due to the bike being stolen. The crash occurred around 8:30 p.m. Sunday on the 5 Freeway near the 14 Freeway interchange, said Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office. The motorcycle, ridden by Joseph Neria, ...

A Newhall Area California Highway Patrol motorcycle Officer was injured in a crash in Lancaster Tuesday afternoon. At 1:18 p.m. on Tuesday, a CHP motorcycle Officer assigned to the Newhall CHP Area office was injured in a crash in Lancaster, according to CHP officials. The officer had been traveling westbound on East Avenue M at Challenger Way on his Departmental ...

A drunk driver was arrested for felony DUI Wednesday after he injured an individual in a Canyon Country crash. Around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision near Sand Canyon Road and Thompson Ranch Drive in Canyon Country, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office. “Upon CHP arrival, officers ...