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mercurynews.com > 12/23/2025 > fatal-crash-highway-4-da-investigator-suspect-pulled-fire-alarm

Antioch: Man fatally hit on Highway 4 pulled fire alarm

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (255+ words) ANTIOCH — A 27-year-old man suspected of pulling a fire alarm and punching a security guard minutes earlier was struck and killed when he fled onto a highway, police said. It all happened about 10:35 a.m. Monday in an incident that began…...

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mercurynews.com > 04/16/2026 > san-francisco-traffic-weekend-80

San Francisco traffic nightmare? Stretch of eastbound I-80 to close this weekend

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (280+ words) Eastbound Interstate 80 will be closed through part of San Francisco over the weekend as construction crews work to rehabilitate the highway’s structure and bridge deck, officials said. The closure, which will span the freeway from 17th Street to 4th Street, will begin…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/23/2025 > big-sur-reopening-date-for-highway-1-announced-after-massive-landslide

Big Sur: Highway 1 reopening date announced after massive landslide

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (742+ words) A massive landslide that has blocked Highway 1 through Big Sur for the past 19 months — the longest the roadway has been closed in its history — should finally be cleared and the famed route reopened by March according to Caltrans. RELATED: Popular…...

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mercurynews.com > 02/21/2026 > crews-in-big-sur-ramp-up-cleanup-on-highway-1-near-regents-slide-reopening-estimate-pending

Crews in Big Sur ramp up cleanup on Highway 1 near Regent’s Slide; reopening estimate pending

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (145+ words) Highway crews accelerated cleanup efforts Friday along a closed stretch of Highway 1 near Regent’s Slide following clear weather, transportation officials said. Workers began clearing debris and mud at first light from a catchment area where material had overtopped concrete barriers…...

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mercurynews.com > 02/27/2026 > probe-into-gilroy-traffic-fatality-finds-driver-failed-to-yield

Probe into Gilroy traffic fatality finds driver failed to yield

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (319+ words) GILROY — The Gilroy Police Department has wrapped up its investigation into a crash that claimed the lives of a mother and father earlier this year, finding that the driver failed to yield to the couple and that “visual obstructions” were…...

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mercurynews.com > 02/24/2026 > newark-records-its-first-traffic-fatality-of-the-year

Newark records its first traffic fatality of the year

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (135+ words) NEWARK – A motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries when he crashed into a traffic island and signal last week in Newark, police said. The crash happened around 11 p.m. on Feb. 19 near the intersection of Cedar and Stevenson boulevards, according to the Newark…...

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mercurynews.com > 02/24/2026 > man-unloading-truck-killed-when-hit-by-vehicle-in-san-leandro

Man unloading truck killed when hit by vehicle in San Leandro

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (196+ words) SAN LEANDRO — A man unloading a truck suffered fatal injuries Tuesday morning when he was struck by a car that had been involved in a collision with another vehicle, police said. The fatality happened in the 1700 block of Doolittle Drive....

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mercurynews.com > 02/19/2026 > highway-1-closed-at-regents-slide-near-big-sur-due-to-debris

Highway 1 closed at Regents Slide near Big Sur due to debris

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (491+ words) BIG SUR – With a series of storms continuing to slam the Central Coast, Caltrans reports that a 6.8-mile segment of Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast remains closed near Regent’s Slide, the area that just opened about a month ago. The…...

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mercurynews.com > 02/18/2026 > caltrans-worker-hit-by-driver-on-highway-17

Caltrans worker hit by driver on Highway 17

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (153+ words) LOS GATOS – A California Department of Transportation worker was injured late Wednesday morning when he was hit by a driver on Highway 17, authorities said. The incident happened around 11:45 a.m. north of Redwood Estates, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Ross…...

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mercurynews.com > 02/17/2026 > man-laying-outside-oakland-firehouse-struck-by-fire-department-vehicle-responding-to-blaze

Man laying outside Oakland firehouse struck by fire department vehicle responding to blaze

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (177+ words) OAKLAND — A man who may have been sleeping outside an East Oakland fire station was injured Monday evening when he was struck by a fire department vehicle responding to a structure blaze, authorities said. The man, believed to be in…...