Arson of a vehicle on HWY 108-120
Sonora, CA – The Sonora Unit of the CHP is warning motorists that disabled vehicles should not be left for days on the shoulder of area highways, or thieves, vandals, and arsonists could strike.
The burned-out SUV in the image box had to be extinguished last week along Highway 108/120 near Green Springs Road in the Keystone area. CHP spokesperson Steve Machado says it is a good example of why not to leave a vehicle for too long, stating, “The vehicle had been reported parked there for some time and the next call we received was that the vehicle was set on fire.”
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Jamestown, CA – A man tried to use his vehicle to intimidate a woman at a local casino and used it as a deadly weapon, according to the CHP.
Sonora Unit CHP spokesperson Steve Machado relayed the two were in a “romantic relationship.” The attack happened on Monday morning when the woman left the Chicken Ranch Casino in Jamestown. Machado recounts, “The female entered her vehicle and as she was attempting to leave the parking lot. Jones maneuvered his vehicle multiple times to prevent her from leaving.” He continued, “She was eventually able to drive away, and Jones followed.”While traveling Highway 49 south of Chicken Ranch Road, Jones struck the rear of her vehicle With his vehicle.”
Crash on Highway 108 between Soulsbyville and Twain Harte
Soulsbyville, CA – The CHP has released details surrounding last Friday’s solo vehicle crash that left debris scattered across a section of Highway 108.
One person was flown from the wreck that occurred just after 6 p.m. between Soulsbyville and Twain Harte, in the eastbound lane and stalled traffic for about an hour, earlier reported here. CHP spokesperson Steve Machado reports three people, including two juveniles, were inside the 2002 GMC Envoy SUV that rolled over. Machado detailed that 25-year-old Savannah Lynn Taylor of Twain Harte allowed the SUV to drift off the roadway and smash into an embankment. The impact caused the vehicle to overturn, and it landed on its wheels in the eastbound lanes.
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Phoenix Lake, CA – A Sonora man was ejected from his motorcycle resulting in serious injuries after a crash in the Phoenix Lake area.
The solo-vehicle wreck happened on Phoenix Lake Road east of Meadow Brook Road last week. The CHP reports that 32-year-old Aaron Stice was westbound on a 1997 Harley Davidson traveling at around 45 mph when he failed to negotiate a right curve in the roadway. Sonora Unit CHP spokesperson Steve Machado detailed that caused the bike’s front tire to slide to the left bringing the motorcycle down and sliding across both lanes. It came to rest on its right side on the south shoulder.