Two people were arrested Friday night for allegedly racing on Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country, reaching an estimated 100 miles per hour, officials said. The pair were charged with engaging in an illegal speed contest, according to Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “Soledad Canyon Road is no racetrack,” Miller wrote in a social media ...

The California Highway Patrol has reported an 87 percent increase in speeding citations of over 100 miles per hour in the last month, and is reminding drivers that less congested roadways are not a green light to speed.   From March 19, when the state’s “Safer at Home” order began, to April 19, the CHP reported issuing 2,493 citations statewide for ...

A Lancaster man was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence on Saturday, after he reportedly drove over 100 miles per hour on the 14 Freeway, officials said. On Jan. 25 at about 3:30 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers stopped a 2018 Honda Civic for exceeding 100 mph on SR-14, said Officer Josh Greengard with the CHP Newhall Area Office. ...

After Santa Clarita residents voiced concerns about speeders on Canyon Country roads, deputies acted, officials said. Residents recently relayed concerns to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station’s Traffic Office regarding cars speeding and illegally passing over double yellow lines on Sand Canyon Road in Canyon Country, said Shirley Miller, a spokesperson for the station. “A deputy was deployed to monitor ...

Over 160 speeding tickets were issued in a single week after community members expressed concerns to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, officials said Monday.  The citations for unsafe speed were issued during the week of Sept. 2, according to Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the station.  “SCV, we’re listening,” Miller said in a social media post on behalf of the ...

One person was arrested after an alleged street race on the 14 Freeway reportedly reached speeds over 120 mph Saturday morning. Around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, officers with the California Highway Patrol Newhall Office observed an Infiniti and a Dodge Charger traveling at a high rate of speed on the northbound 14 Freeway near Sand Canyon Road, according to Officer Josh ...

Officers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall area office conducted a speed limit enforcement operation on Highway 138 Thursday, resulting in 114 citations, officials said. The operation was conducted as part of a federal grant to combat speeding violations, according to Officer Eric Priessman, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall area office. “We receive grants throughout the year on many ...

Deputies issued over three dozen citations to drivers and made four arrests Monday during a motorcycle safety enforcement operation, officials said. Extra deputies went out on patrol between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Santa Clarita to look for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes, said Shirley Miller, a spokesperson for the Santa Clarita ...

Officials with the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office issued 21 citations Thursday to commercial vehicle drivers who were speeding in Castaic. In about three hours, three officers from the Newhall CHP office issued citations to commercial vehicles exceeding the 40 mph speed limit on the downgrade section of the 5 Freeway from Templin Highway to Lake Hughes Road in ...

California Highway Patrol officers issued over 30 citations on Sierra Highway Thursday for speeding and crossing yellow lines during a special operation, officials said. During the second suppression operation within a week, CHP Newhall area station officers staked out Sierra Highway near Santa Clarita Thursday morning, issuing 33 citations on the same stretch of the highway as a similar operation ...