The California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer who was struck by a vehicle in the Newhall Pass last month remains hospitalized. Around 3:30 a.m. Sunday Aug. 18, 2024, a CHP officer with the Newhall Area Office was dispatched to a disabled vehicle that was missing a tire on the southbound 5 Freeway near the 210 Freeway, according to officials. “As the ...

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office is scheduled to conduct a sobriety checkpoint in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County this week. The checkpoint will begin at approximately 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 and conclude at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday morning, according to CHP Newhall officials.  The location will be announced just prior to the operation. Motorists ...

All southbound passenger lanes of the 5 Freeway were closed in Newhall Sunday morning due to a crash involving a California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer. A SigAlert was issued for all lanes of the southbound 5 Freeway after a collision involving a CHP officer on the southbound 5 and 210 Freeways at about 3:40 a.m. Sunday morning, according to initial ...

Saturday evening, first responders received reports of a vehicle that slammed into an embankment east of Santa Clarita, leaving one dead on the scene, according to Officer Michael Nasir of the California Highway Patrol. After the vehicle slammed into the embankment on Soledad Canyon and Agua Dulce Canyon Road, first responders discovered that the driver was ejected from the vehicle, ...

A Canyon Country man who led CHP on a miles-long high-speed pursuit from Santa Clarita to Agua Dulce and back on Tuesday was arrested on charges of felony evasion. At about 7:32 a.m. Tuesday, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers were conducting a Speed Enforcement detail on San Francisquito Canyon Road when they noticed a motorcyclist traveling at a high rate ...

As Memorial Day weekend approaches and Californians gear up for summer festivities, the California Highway Patrol will implement a statewide traffic enforcement effort to help everyone reach their destination safely. Last year over the holiday weekend, 46 people were killed in crashes throughout California. Beginning at 6:01 p.m. on Friday, May 24, the CHP will initiate a statewide Maximum Enforcement ...

A pursuit that originated in Burbank ended in Santa Clarita Tuesday afternoon after the successful deployment of a spike strip. In the 2 p.m. hour, Burbank police officers initiated a pursuit after they attempted to stop a vehicle wanted for expired registration tags and making an illegal u-turn, according to officials.  Officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area ...

The driver of a car that plunged off the 5 Freeway in Castaic Wednesday was a Washington resident, officials say.  About 1:47 p.m. Wednesday,  the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Personnel received a call regarding a traffic crash with injuries at the lower crossover of the northbound 5 Freeway, according to the CHP report. “Once officers arrived on scene, ...

A drunk driver from Lancaster was arrested after he sent his passenger to the hospital with major injuries Monday after he rear-ended a big rig in Castaic.  Around 10:30 p.m. Monday, first responders received reports of a crash on the northbound 5 Freeway, north of Lake Hughes Road in Castaic, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol ...

A man was arrested for an alleged DUI crash and subsequently smashing the front windshield of the victim’s vehicle on Tuesday night in Stevenson Ranch.  At around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers were informed about a traffic collision in Stevenson Ranch involving an individual suspected of driving under the influence, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Josh Greengard.  “Officers located ...