The California Highway Patrol reports that the Ashby Avenue on-ramp to eastbound Interstate 80 in Berkeley will be closed until about 4 p.m. after a traffic collision Wednesday morning.
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Stolen truck owners lead alleged thief into CHP custody
It’s not every day a stolen truck turns up in a police parking lot, driven there by the person alleged to have taken it. Photo: Oakland CHP It’s not every day a stolen truck turns up in a police parking lot, driven there by the person alleged to have taken it. Photo: Oakland CHP The owners of […]
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On the road with the CHP: Your questions answered
Oakland CHP spokesman Officer Sean Wilkenfeld invited Berkeleyside on a ride-along last week. Photo: Emilie Raguso Last week, Berkeleyside spent a couple hours with the California Highway Patrol to get a sense of what a normal day on I-80 is like for these officers. There are about 100 officers with the Oakland CHP branch, and they […]
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CHP chase through Berkeley ends with vehicle on fire
An early morning CHP pursuit into Berkeley ended in arrest Wednesday. Photo: CHP Oakland California Highway Patrol officers arrested a Berkeley man early Wednesday morning after chasing him for more than an hour through two counties from I-880 to the Caldecott Tunnel. Oakland CHP spokesman Officer Sean Wilkenfeld said the man refused to get out of his […]
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To curtail camping, Caltrans builds new fence on Gilman
Caltrans workers put up a fence to keep out homeless campers at the Gilman Street underpass below I-80 on Thursday. Photo: David Yee Caltrans workers put up a fence to keep out homeless campers at the Gilman Street underpass below I-80 on Thursday. Photo: David Yee In the latest attempt by authorities to keep people from camping in […]
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Man charged after chase, stolen van crash in Berkeley
CHP logo An Oakland man has been charged with felony car theft and reckless driving during a police chase into Berkeley earlier this month. Alonzo Choyce, 30, was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday morning for a pretrial hearing. According to the California Highway Patrol, Choyce was driving a 2016 Ford van at 23rd and […]
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Authorities clear out Gilman homeless camp in Berkeley
A homeless couple sleeps as Berkeley city officials watch Berkeley and Caltrans work crews clear out a homeless encampment near the Gilman Street interchange of I-80 on Thursday. Photo: David Yee In a coordinated effort, workers from Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol and the city of Berkeley cleared out a large homeless encampment on Gilman Street near the […]
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Motorcycle rider injured in collision on I-80 in Berkeley
A traffic accident on Interstate 80 west of University Avenue in Berkeley on Thursday morning sent a motorcycle rider to the hospital with major injuries, according to authorities. At approximately 6:20 a.m., Oakland CHP units responded to a collision on the westbound lanes of I-80 west of University, according to Officer Sean Wilkenfeld, spokesman for […]
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Crash in West Berkeley sends pedestrian to Highland
CHP logo A male pedestrian was taken to Highland Hospital with major injuries Friday after being struck by a vehicle on the Gilman Street off-ramp from westbound Interstate 80. The California Highway Patrol said the man’s name is not being released “due to the severity” of his injuries, and “until he is medically stable.” According to […]
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Motorcyclist dies after crash on I-80 in Berkeley
CHP logo Update, Nov. 6: The motorcycle rider was identified as 44-year-old Kelly Wayne Dew of Benicia. His cause of death was blunt injuries, according to the Alameda County coroner’s office. Original story, Oct. 23, 1:45 p.m. A man on a motorcycle died Friday morning after running into a minivan on Interstate 80 in Berkeley, the California Highway […]
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CHP arrests man with stolen truck after carpool violation
CHP logo Officers arrested a man in a stolen truck after he was spotted driving solo through a Berkeley carpool lane, authorities said. Thursday at about 8:35 a.m., a California Highway Patrol officer on Interstate 80 near Gilman Street was on the lookout for carpool violators when he saw a man alone in a Ford pickup […]
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Concord man captured, after CHP chase into Berkeley, has history of erratic driving, high-profile arrests
CHP officers arrested a 33-year-old Concord man on Wednesday May 27, 2015, nine days after a pursuit of a stolen vehicle into Berkeley on May 18 ended in a collision. Photo: David Davenport CHP officers arrested a 33-year-old Concord man on Wednesday May 27, 2015, nine days after a pursuit of a stolen vehicle into Berkeley on […]