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'Did the brakes fail?': Prosecutors checking car for mechanical problems in Tesla crash off Highway 1

Prosecutors who are investigating whether the driver of a Tesla intentionally crashed the car three weeks ago off the side of Highway 1, nearly killing his family members, are now also exploring whether mechanical problems could have caused the incident, the San Mateo County district attorney told The Times.

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Lost sleep and jangled nerves: The rising onslaught of noise harms mind and body

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mike Thomson’s friends refuse to stay over at his house anymore.

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The rising onslaught of noise

Noise pollution is getting harder and harder to escape in urban areas

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California Highway Patrol captain found dead in Tennessee after husband is killed in Kentucky

A California Highway Patrol captain on leave in Tennessee was found dead of a gunshot wound days after an arrest in the fatal shooting of her husband in Kentucky and her own arrest on suspicion of trespassing at his girlfriend's house, police reports obtained by The Times show.

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50 CHP officers take plea deals on charges connected to overtime fraud, state says

A judge recently offered to reduce felony wage theft and fraud charges against 54 California Highway Patrol officers to misdemeanors, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

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Man, 22, killed when Tesla vehicle careens off roadway south of San Jose in California

SAN JOSE, Calif. — One man died and another man was hospitalized Saturday afternoon when the vehicle they were in careened off a road south of San Jose and into two trees, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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Nailed It: Over 30 Cars Get Flat Tires In California From Road Debris

Officials said that the incident doesn't appear to be intentional.

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Truck Spills Tomatoes On California Highway Creating Chaos And Ketchup

The spill closed the highway for several hours.

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A tomato spill makes a major California highway a marinara mess

A truck hit the center divider on I-80 between San Francisco and Sacramento, Calif., Monday morning, slathering several lanes in quickly crushed tomatoes and forcing morning commuters to play ketchup.

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California to roll out safety standards for e-bike riders

The California Highway Patrol will develop safety standards for e-bike riders under legislation introduced by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath, a Democrat, and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week.

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A pregnant mother and her 1-year-old son on a routine trip are cut down by a speeding car

LOS ANGELES — A speeding car, a sickening crunch, a ball of fire. Before anyone had time to react, a multi-vehicle crash turned a busy intersection into one of the most gruesome scenes on Los Angeles streets in recent years, leaving five people dead, including a pregnant woman, and family…

Los Angeles Times

LA nurse who slammed speeding Mercedes into cars, killing 5, is arrested by CHP

LOS ANGELES — A registered nurse has been arrested and will be booked on vehicular manslaughter charges in the fiery Windsor Hills crash that killed five people, including a pregnant woman, law enforcement sources confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Friday.

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Mercedes driver arrested in fiery LA crash that killed 5

LOS ANGELES — A 40-year-old nurse has been arrested and is being booked on vehicular manslaughter charges in the fiery Windsor Hills crash that killed five people, including a pregnant woman, law enforcement sources confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Friday.

Los Angeles Times

Police call for manslaughter charge against driver in crash that killed film student

California Highway Patrol officers have recommended that the Imperial County district attorney charge the driver of an off-road vehicle that crashed earlier this year, killing a student cinematographer, with involuntary vehicular manslaughter.

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3 dead, 4 injured after Amtrak train hits car in Bay Area

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Three people died and at least four others were injured when an Amtrak train slammed into a car Sunday afternoon near Brentwood, sending it careening off a long dirt driveway and into another vehicle, a California Highway Patrol officer on scene said.

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Editorial: You would think that a child molesting California cop would lose his fat pension, but no

Because sexually assaulting his two young daughters was not “work-related,” former California Highway Patrol lieutenant Johnnie Swaim gets to draw almost six figures in an annual, taxpayer-funded pension.

Los Angeles Times

California Highway Patrol seizes $200,000 in stolen Lululemon leggings

LOS ANGELES — Call it a tight squeeze: Investigators with the California Highway Patrol have recovered more than $200,000 worth of stolen merchandise from athletic apparel maker Lululemon, officials announced this week.

Evening Standard

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul arrested for DUI in Napa

The husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving late on Saturday in Napa County, California after being involved in a two-vehicle crash, the California Highway Patrol said.

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Heart-stopping moment man trapped on 500-foot cliff is rescued by helicopter

No injuries were reported

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Old Ford Fox-Body Mustang SSP Hits The Dyno Showing Great Numbers

Before the Mach-E, a number of Mustang police cars were used back in the day.

Los Angeles Times

Cinematographer dead in sand dune accident involving Chapman, USC film students

LOS ANGELES — A 29-year-old student cinematographer was killed Friday when an off-road vehicle carrying a group of young filmmakers rolled over in Imperial Valley, authorities said.

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Washington family named as 4 killed, 3 injured in Fresno County crash on I-5, CHP says

FRESNO, Calif. — A family from Washington was identified Thursday as the four killed and three injured in a crash on Interstate 5 the previous day, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Reason

An Off-Duty Cop Murdered His Ex-Wife. The California Highway Patrol Ignored the Red Flags.

When cops don't police their own, the results can be deadly.

Los Angeles Times

54 current, former CHP officers charged with overtime fraud at East LA station

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday announced theft and fraud charges against 54 former and current California Highway Patrol officers in connection with an alleged multiyear overtime fraud scheme at the East L.A. station.

Daily Mirror

Couple rescued by helicopter after two months trapped in cabin by snow

Authorities in California released footage of a helicopter rescue of two people and a dog from a cabin after they were blocked in for two months due to thick snow

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