The co-worker of a woman found dead in her boyfriend’s car after a fatal California police chase said Thursday that she spoke with the victim during the pursuit. In this undated photo provided by the California Department of Motor vehicles, Marcaria Smart, 60, is shown.
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CHP identifies teen girl hit and killed in Lodi
LODI – California Highway Patrol officers say it does not look like speed, drugs or alcohol were factors in a Wednesday pre-dawn collision that killed
Sacto 9-1-1: Sacramento man arrested after laser aimed at CHP plane
A man has been arrested on suspicion of shining a laser at a California Highway Patrol airplane.
Sacto 9-1-1: Another crackdown on cell phone-using drivers set for today
Don’t even think about putting that cell phone to your ear today. A motorist uses a cell phone while driving in Sacramento on Tuesday. Sacramento area police and the California Highway Patrol today launch their first of two “zero tolerance” days this month for cell phone use or texting while driving.
Divers recovery body of woman whose vehicle went into Sacramento River
Divers from Sacramento’s Drowning Accident Rescue Team found the body this morning of a motorist whose Ford Explorer went into the Sacramento River south of Isleton shortly before midnight last night, a California Highway Patrol spokesman today.
Sacto 9-1-1: CHP launches crackdown on cell phone use while driving
Today is the first of two days the California Highway Patrol and police agencies in the Sacramento are dedicating this month to “zero tolerance” of cell phone use or texting while driving.
Death toll from Sierra Nevada van crash now at 3
The California Highway Patrol now says only three people died in a fiery van crash in the eastern Sierra Nevada involving Riverside university students.
CHP zero tolerance: Go hands free or get cited
The California Highway Patrol is launching a first of its kind zero tolerance campaign; it will be conducted throughout the Sacramento region August 10 and again on August 18.
CHP, police to target drivers using cell phones
OMG! The California Highway Patrol and police agencies in the Sacramento area are dedicating two days this month to “zero tolerance” of cell phone use or texting while driving.
Sacto 9-1-1: CHP: Big-rig collision, fire closes Highway 20
The California Highway Patrol has reported that a portion of Highway 20 near Parks Bar Bridge east of Marysville is closed this afternoon following a collision involving a big rig truck and another vehicle.



