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  • Valley Center woman arrested after fatal Bonsall head-on crash

    California Highway Patrol|Updated Mar 22, 2024

    Bonsall, Calif.- On Sunday, March 17, 2024, at approximately 11:24 p.m. officers from the California Highway Patrol-Oceanside Area office responded to a head-on vehicle crash on Gopher Canyon Road east of Hoxie Ranch Road. A 29-year-old female from Valley Center, California, was driving a brown Chevrolet Silverado eastbound on Gopher Canyon Road, east of Hoxie Ranch Road. A 51-year-old female from Vista, California, was driving a white Toyota Camry westbound on Gopher Canyon...

  • Double Fatal on SR-76 and Pala Mission Rd

    California Highway Patrol|Updated Sep 20, 2023

    PALA RESERVATION - Officers from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to reports of a head-on collision on SR-76, at Pala Mission Road. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, at approximately 12:00 a.m., a 43-year-old from Vista was driving a red Nissan Xterra in the eastbound lane of SR-76 at Pala Mission Road. A 65- year-old male from Vista was driving a white Toyota Rav-4 in the westbound lane of SR-76, at Pala Mission Road. For reasons still under investigation, the driver of the Nissan, crossed into the westbound lane...

  • CHP encourages safe driving during Thanksgiving weekend

    California Highway Patrol|Updated Nov 20, 2018

    SACRAMENTO – Thanksgiving weekend, traditionally one of the busiest travel times in America, can also be one of the deadliest on the roadways. To help motorists avoid tragedies, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will have all available officers on patrol during this Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP). The MEP begins at 6:01 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, and continues through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25. During the MEP, CHP officers will educate motorists and enforce traffic safety laws throughout the state to ensure everyone...