A 4-year-old girl in Stanislaus County died after being in a crash with a suspected drunken driver, the California Highway Patrol said.

The California Highway Patrol is reminding drivers of the proper way to use high-occupancy vehicle lanes on the freeway after a driver was caught with a dummy in his passenger seat. “While we appreciate the creativity,

Since police were not certain of the condition of the driver, paramedics, the local fire department and California Highway Patrol accompanied a sheriff's deputy to the scene, officials said.

All lanes of westbound Highway 24 in Orinda are shut down Wednesday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Investigators are on the scene investigating a possible freeway

We should note that occasionally, law enforcement officers have deployed spike strips to stop dangerous fleeing drivers during a pursuit, but typically this is done as a last-resort measure. Wrong-way collisions on freeways are rare and comprise less than 1% of all collisions between 2014 and 2019, according to Caltrans.

Authorities estimate the trucker stole fuel worth $15,065—but that’s based on wholesale prices. At late February’s $4.87 per gallon California diesel rate, that fuel was actually worth closer to $20,000 if the trucker had paid for it at the pump. That’s not just a free tank—it’s an entire side hustle.