Tag: Interstate 5

DHE traffic stop near Yreka leads to seizure of staggering 85 pounds of fentanyl pills – Georgia pair arrested

YREKA, Calif. — Authorities yesterday announced that a traffic stop north of Yreka led to the discovery and seizure of a staggering 85 pounds of suspected fentanyl pills along with $14,000 cash Thursday afternoon, May 5. The bust, which occurred along Interstate 5, was just the most recent of numerous significant drug seizures made by the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s recently […]

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7 lbs of heroin seized by DHE agents on I-5 near Weed

WEED, Calif., — Authorities say a traffic stop on Interstate 5 near the city of Weed led to the discovery of approximately seven pounds of packaged heroin and the arrest of an Oregon man Saturday afternoon, March 26. This was just the latest significant drug bust made by the Siskiyou County Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE) Team since the Sheriff’s Office […]

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Siskiyou County DHE bust pulls more than a pound of meth and heroin off streets

YREKA, Calif., — For the fourth time in just over five weeks, members of Siskiyou County’s new Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE) Team made a significant drug bust while patrolling the I-5 corridor through Siskiyou County last Thursday, March 10. Over the last month and a half, the team, which began operations on Feb. 1, has made numerous drug-related arrests including […]

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Working at scene of jackknifed big rig near Mt. Shasta, CHP officer’s vehicle struck from behind

MT. SHASTA, Calif., — A CHP officer was lucky to escape serious injuries after a motorist plowed into the back of his patrol vehicle Tuesday, Dec. 28.  The officer had been investigating an earlier reported crash involving a big rig that had jackknifed while traveling along the southbound I-5 near Mt. Shasta, according to CalTrans District 2. LEADING THE SCNS […]

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Car rolls multiple times, one ejected, after I-5 wreck

SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — Three people, including one who was ejected, were seriously injured after a vehicle overturned multiple times in Siskiyou County Thursday evening, Jan. 14. The rollover accident happened along the northbound Interstate 5 south of Louie Road, about eight miles south of Grenada and twenty-one miles north of Mt. Shasta. It was the second major accident to […]

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DUI, ice-slicked highway, lead to fatal I-5 crash in Siskiyou County

SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — A passenger was killed and a driver was seriously injured when their vehicle lost control and slammed into a tractor-trailer combo that was parked along the southbound Montague Road Interstate 5 onramp early Thursday morning, Jan. 7. Although CHP has said that temperatures at the time of the crash were in the freezing range and that […]

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UPDATE: Man fatally struck by big-rig on I-5 ID’d

UPDATED: Thursday, Dec. 10, 11:30 a.m. See Original Story below. REDDING, Calif. — Shasta County Coroner officials today identified a man who died after being struck by a big-rig while walking along Interstate 5 near Cypress Avenue early Monday morning, Dec. 7. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: COVID-19 concern rising after third positive test at Burney Elementary Woman, 56, killed in […]

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Redding pursuit ends in I-5 rollover, major injuries

REDDING, Calif. — Shasta County Sheriff’s officials have reported this morning that a person who led officials on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit on Interstate 5 sustained major injuries after their vehicle overturned on the dirt shoulder, just north of the South Bonnyview off-ramp. The chase began early this morning, Monday, Nov. 2, after a deputy spotted a silver 2007 Ford Fusion […]

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Crane truck hits Redding overpass, snarls I-5 traffic

REDDING — CHP is investigating the cause of a non-injury accident involving a McConnell Foundation big-rig crane truck that reportedly struck the Twin View Blvd. over-crossing while traveling northbound on Interstate 5 earlier today, Wednesday, July 31. According to a CHP incident log, the crane truck, which reports from the scene indicate was too tall to safely pass under the […]

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REDDING: Man, 58, fatally struck by commercial big-rig while walking in traffic on I-5

REDDING — Officials are investigating after a 58-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer semi-truck on Interstate 5 Wednesday evening, Dec. 27. The deadly accident happened near the Cypress Avenue exit in Redding. California Highway Patrol officials along with City of Redding Police and Fire personnel and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the fatal collision about 8:40 p.m., after […]

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