SR-44 – Riverside County News Source

Motorcyclist visiting from Georgia killed after Highway 44 crash in Redding

May 3, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATED: Wednesday, May 5, 4:35 p.m., With coroner’s release of information. REDDING, Calif. — A man visiting friends from out of state was killed when his motorcycle soared off the westbound Highway 44 at the Continental Street overpass and crashed down onto the roadway below Sunday afternoon, May 2. Several witnesses, including another motorcyclist the victim had been riding with, […]

CDCR officer killed in rollover crash near Old Station

June 28, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATED: Sunday, June 28, 12:10 p.m. See Original Story below. OLD STATION, Calif. — California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials yesterday announced that a man found deceased after a solo-vehicle, rollover crash near Old Station in Shasta County was that of 53-year-old, CDCR Correctional Officer Richard A. Bianchi. According to a CDCR release announcing Bianchi’s death, prison officials […]

UPDATE: Anderson pair fatally ejected when car careens off highway ID’d

November 24, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATED: Monday, Nov. 25, 1:20 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING — Authorities have released the identities of an Anderson pair who died after their vehicle careened off the ramp connecting northbound Interstate 5 with westbound Highway-44, in Redding. Although the crash was discovered around 9 a.m. Sunday morning, officials believe the deadly accident happened sometime overnight. Officials who responded […]

Overturned vehicle blocking both directions of SR-44 near Eskimo Hill

February 24, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATED: Sunday, Feb. 24, 6:22 p.m., With CHP update from scene. ESKIMO HILL — Officials are headed to the scene of a single-vehicle, rollover accident on SR-44, about one mile east of Eskimo Hill and about halfway between Shingletown and Old Station. Although no injuries have been reported, the wrecked and overturned vehicle is blocking both directions of travel on […]

Separate accidents one exit apart slowing SR-44W traffic

February 9, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING — Officials are at the scene of two unrelated non-injury, single-vehicle, traffic collisions that are causing minor delays on westbound Highway 44W. The first accident was reported at the Shasta View Dr. north on ramp and the second crash was reported minutes later at the Victor Rd. off ramp. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Vehicle recovery efforts continue after […]