Personal Injury Blog

A bicyclist and two dogs were killed Saturday, June 27, 2026, in a hit-and-run crash on Eight Mile Road near Shumway Oak Grove Regional Park, east of Interstate 5 in Stockton. Public reporting citing the California Highway Patrol says the bicyclist was riding westbound while pulling a shopping-cart trailer with two dogs when an unknown westbound vehicle hit the bicyclist and fled.

A 20-year-old Santa Clara man riding a Honda motorcycle died Tuesday night, June 23, 2026, after a collision involving a silver Kia at Kiely Boulevard and Kaiser Drive. Public reporting citing the Santa Clara Police Department says the motorcyclist died at the scene. The Kia driver had minor injuries, the passenger was not injured, and the cause remains under investigation.

Three people were killed Monday night, June 22, 2026, after a 2024 BMW M3 went off State Route 9 near Redwood Gulch Road, about five miles west of Saratoga, and traveled roughly 300 feet down an embankment. Public reporting citing the California Highway Patrol’s San Jose office says the driver, a 21-year-old Yuba City man, and two passengers, a 27-year-old Salem, Oregon man and a 17-year-old San Jose boy, died in the crash. CHP continued to investigate the cause.

A person died Monday morning, June 22, 2026, after being struck by a Caltrain train between the Santa Clara and Lawrence stations. Public reporting says riders on the 507 express train were told an emergency had occurred outside the train and that medical services were responding. A later announcement described the incident as a trespasser strike. The person killed had not been publicly identified in the accessible report reviewed for this draft.

A head-on crash in Anderson killed one driver and seriously injured another on Sunday evening, June 21, 2026. Public reporting citing the California Highway Patrol says a 25-year-old Anderson man driving a black GMC Yukon crossed the double yellow lines on Panorama Point Road south of Kimberly Road and collided with a silver Chevrolet Colorado driven by Paul Pascual Jr., 77, of Cottonwood. CHP said alcohol or drugs were not factors and the crash remained under investigation.

Paloma Fabiana Guadalupe Foster, 35, a UC Berkeley student, died Sunday morning, June 21, 2026, after an eastbound Interstate 580 crash near the San Quentin exit. Public reporting citing the California Highway Patrol says Foster was a passenger in a Nissan Versa when the Oakland driver fell asleep, hit the median wall, crossed to the shoulder, left the road, and hit a hillside. The driver and Foster’s 7-year-old son were not injured, and the driver was not arrested.

Updated: Haylie Ann Eisele, 26, of Pleasant Hill, was identified as the driver killed when her Kia hit a parked Caltrans truck on eastbound I-80 near Treasure Island.

At least one person was seriously injured Saturday morning, June 20, 2026, in a two-vehicle crash on eastbound State Route 4 just east of the Port Chicago Highway on-ramp in Concord, according to Pacific Attorney Group citing California Highway Patrol logs. The report stated that a black Tesla had moderate rear-end damage and an older Mercedes-Benz had major front-end damage. Both vehicles were towed, and CHP was investigating the cause. No injured person has been publicly identified, and no fault determination has been announced.

A motorcyclist was killed on the morning of Friday, June 19, 2026, in a crash with a maroon Toyota RAV4 on southbound State Route 242 at the Grant Street off-ramp in Concord. The rider and motorcycle came to rest on the right shoulder. The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert that closed lanes 3 and 4 and the Grant Street off-ramp. The motorcyclist has not been identified and no charges have been announced.

A pedestrian was killed on the night of Friday, June 19, 2026, on Folsom Boulevard at or east of Bradshaw Road in the Sacramento area, according to California Highway Patrol fatal-incident logs and secondary accident reports. The crash was reported at about 9:38 p.m. as a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision. Fire personnel confirmed the pedestrian was deceased, both directions of traffic were closed during the investigation, and officers later reported locating a suspected involved vehicle. The pedestrian has not been publicly identified, and no charges or fault determination have been announced.

A pedestrian was killed late Friday night, June 19, 2026, on northbound Interstate 880 near the Davis Street on-ramp in Oakland, according to California Highway Patrol logs and reporting from Legal Defenders. The incident was reported at approximately 10:42 p.m. Early reports said a person was seen on or near the right shoulder before the collision, and lanes 1 through 3 were blocked until about 1:13 a.m. on June 20. The pedestrian has not been identified, and no charges or final fault determination have been announced.

An adult woman was killed and three children were injured in a single-vehicle crash on the night of Wednesday, June 17, 2026, on State Route 29 near 11th Street in Lakeport, according to the California Highway Patrol Clear Lake Area. The children were ages 5, 4, and 8, and two were flown to UC Davis. Eileen Teresa Fred, 22, was booked on suspicion of felony DUI and additional charges. The identity of the woman who died has not been released.

A 66-year-old man was struck by a vehicle and killed in the early morning hours of June 16, 2026, on West Grant Line Road near Buthmann Avenue in Tracy, San Joaquin County. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. The Tracy Police Department Traffic Safety Unit is investigating. The victim’s identity has not been released.

A motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene on eastbound Interstate 80 near Norwood Avenue in North Sacramento on June 16, 2026, after rear-ending a stopped vehicle in stop-and-go traffic, being ejected, and then being struck by a second vehicle. CHP’s North Sacramento office said investigators do not believe alcohol or drugs played a role.

Updated: Justin Buban, 38, of San Jose, has been identified and charged with homicide, reckless driving, evading counts, and DUI causing bodily injury after a June 14 San Jose crash killed his passenger and injured two Toyota occupants.

A 26-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene on Highway 88 near East Tokay Colony Road in San Joaquin County on Friday evening, June 12, 2026, after a westbound Honda driver allegedly crossed the double yellow center lines and caused a head-on collision. The California Highway Patrol arrested the driver, Mercedes Marie Vasquez, on suspicion of DUI and vehicular manslaughter. She was booked into San Joaquin County Jail on $140,000 bail. Two passengers in the Honda also sustained injuries ranging from moderate to major. The victim’s identity had not been released as of initial reporting.

A 9-year-old girl was struck and killed Thursday evening at 39th Street and 19th Avenue in Sacramento’s South Oak Park neighborhood when a driver struck her and her father on a mini-motorcycle and fled the scene. The driver, identified as Miracle Jeovana Merritt, 30, of Sacramento, was arrested and booked on felony hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter charges along with a misdemeanor driving count. The girl’s father was also injured and is expected to survive.

David James Noble, 25, of Elverta was killed early June 10 at Elverta Road and Northam Drive in Antelope when a Hyundai turning onto Elverta Road collided with his motorcycle, the CHP said.

A 20-year-old driver suspected of DUI fled a CHP traffic stop early Tuesday and crashed into a home on Tuxford Lane in Modesto, killing a house-sitter inside. Zachariah James Knobel faces charges including second-degree murder and DUI causing death.

An adult male bicyclist was struck and killed Tuesday morning at North Capitol Avenue and Gay Avenue in San Jose. The driver fled on a stolen vehicle, crashed into a light pole a quarter-mile away, and was taken into custody on charges of vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run.

One person died in a two-vehicle crash on eastbound Highway 4 just west of Balfour Road in Brentwood early Tuesday. CHP is investigating the cause, and the victim has not been identified.

Two men were killed and an Oakland police officer was hospitalized Monday after a stolen Chevrolet Tahoe struck a marked OPD patrol SUV on East 12th Street near 29th Avenue in East Oakland. The Oakland Housing Authority Police had attempted a traffic stop minutes before the crash; the driver fled and the officer did not pursue.

A DUI suspect crossed into oncoming traffic on Foresthill Road in Auburn on June 7, 2026, killing a passenger in a head-on crash. The Corolla driver was airlifted with major injuries. A 2-year-old in the struck car was not hurt.

A 30-year-old man from Martinez was killed Sunday on State Highway 9 in rural Santa Cruz County when his 2023 Ducati motorcycle traveled off the roadway and struck an embankment and a tree, the CHP said. The cause remains under investigation. The victim’s name has not been released.

Skip Van, 54, and Tiffany Chu, 47, both rear passengers in a Tesla, were killed when a stolen silver Hyundai driven by a 14-year-old boy fleeing Elk Grove police ran a red light at Brown Road and Elk Grove Florin Road and broadsided their car. The Tesla driver suffered life-threatening injuries and a front passenger was hospitalized.

A 17-year-old backseat passenger was killed and three other teen occupants were hospitalized early Saturday after a Chevrolet Camaro made an unsafe turning movement and struck a Recology garbage truck on eastbound Interstate 80 near the 7th Street off-ramp in San Francisco, sending the car over the railing and about 25 feet down into an SFPD impound lot. The CHP says drugs and alcohol are not suspected and the cause remains under investigation.

One person riding a motorized scooter was killed Saturday morning, May 30, 2026, in a collision with a vehicle on Sylvan Road near Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights. Officers attempted life-saving measures, but the rider was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver stayed and is cooperating with the Citrus Heights Police Department. The victim’s identity has not been released and the cause remains under investigation.

Two juveniles riding an electric scooter were injured, one of them seriously, when a silver Dodge Durango ran a stop sign and struck them near Bodway Parkway and Waterside Lane in Rohnert Park, then fled. The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety says surveillance video captured the SUV running the stop sign, and the driver has not yet been identified.

An 86-year-old woman was crossing Sunrise Avenue at Cirby Way in Roseville when a vehicle exiting a parking lot struck her. She was hospitalized with serious but not life-threatening injuries and is expected to survive. Roseville Police arrested the 62-year-old driver on suspicion of felony DUI and booked him into the South Placer County Jail.

A single-engine plane carrying a pilot and two passengers crashed during a landing attempt at Sonoma Valley Airport, also known as Schellville Airport, in Sonoma on May 27, 2026. The California Highway Patrol reported one person with major injuries and two with minor injuries after the aircraft came to rest upside down near the runway. The cause is under investigation by the FAA and NTSB.