93-year-old Evelyn Fink died in a head-on collision after driving the wrong way on a Benicia freeway. She drove her Buick Regal against oncoming traffic on Interstate 780 for at least half a mile before crashing head-on into a Honda minivan. The 20-year-old driving the minivan, a small child, and a toddler were not injured.

A  motorcycle and minivan, both traveling along Hegenberger Road, collided in Oakland Friday morning. The impact of the crash damaged a side of the Chevrolet van and the driver was not injured. 27-year-old Robert Adams tried to slam on his breaks before the impact, but ended up sliding right into the minivan. Adams ejected onto the road and was pronounced dead at the scene. His bike was totaled in the collision.

The California Highway Patrol was investigating how big of a factor prescription drugs played into a series of car collisions with a driver who hit two houses, a parked vehicle, and a fire hydrant. The driver was transported to Mercy San Juan Medical Center with minor injuries. She was driving eastbound on Tierra Vista Way when she ran into a house that had just finished being remodeled. Officers say she backed...

An anonymous man died and his son injured after their motorcycle collided with a car Monday evening on Carlton Road. The California Highway Patrol suspects the driver of the car was intoxicated. Maria Munoz was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. She suffers minor injuries but remains fine. Details on how the accident occurred is being investigated. The motorcycle driver was announced dead...

Rudy Fritz, age 45, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and gross vehicular manslaughter Saturday night in North County, San Diego. Him and his 12 year old daughter were thrown out of their vehicle after their Volkswagen Beetle veered into oncoming traffic and collided head to head with a Buick sedan on Highway 76. Fritz’s Volkswagen, more than five decades old, had never been...

A teenage boy from Santa Barbara suffers life-threatening injuries after he was by an SUV while switching lanes on the Highway 101, says California Highway Patrol. A Nissan Pathfinder, traveling 65mph, hit the vehicle containing two 15 year old boys down the freeway. The impact of the crash threw 15 year old driver 150 feet down the street, however the driver of the Nissan and the 15 year old passenger suffered...

Around 3:45 this morning, heavy cables from an unknown vehicle slid off onto Highway 37,  just east of state Highway  29 in Vallejo. Several vehicles and a big-rig struck the cables, causing one car to completely flip over. No serious injuries were recorded, but it caused multiple accidents blocking traffic for five hours.

Northern California doctor, Charles Igwegbe, was accused of causing injuries in a drunk driving crash on his way to work before his five scheduled procedures. Next month he will be arraigned on two felony counts. His lawyer intends to plead not guilty, however, Igwegbe’s blood alcohol level was .05 above the legal driving limit, giving him a .13. Iqwegbe maintains to protest that he had nothing to drink that...

The Governors Highway Safety Association in California has backed up their decision to completely ban the use of cell phones in cars. According to the GHSA, it would be “unenforceable”, as a complete ban would make hands-free solutions such as Ford Sync or Bluetooth illegal as well. GHSA spokesman, Jonathan Adkins, told The Washington Post the ban of hands-free devices OR texting while driving has not yet...

3,081 people were killed in traffic accidents across the state of California, a decline of 10% over the past year. Those killed by drunk drivers and motorcyclists make up most of the accidents. California recorded a total of 950 alcohol-impaired fatal accidents in 2009, an 8% decline from the 1,025 accidents recorded in 2008. Motorcycle fatalities dropped by 30%, and totally traffic fatalities from all sources...