‘It’s time’: California leaders unveil biggest crackdown on drunk drivers in decades
It’s been more than four decades yet Rhonda Campbell’s voice still quavered as she stood before a row of television cameras recalling the day in 1981 when a repeat drunk […]
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Traffic deaths surge early in 2026 on Sacramento’s most dangerous roads
It’s been a grim start to the new year, with four more people dying over the weekend in car crashes on Sacramento streets. Traffic safety advocates say they happened on […]
After his crash killed a child, the DMV renewed his license – then it hid his records
‘There is either moral culpability or legal liability on them,’ the Placer County DA said, ‘and they are actively seeking to prevent that from being disclosed.’
‘We’re Talking About People’s Lives:’ California Lawmakers Grill DMV Director on Deadly Failures
California lawmakers grilled the head of the Department of Motor Vehicles about why dangerous drivers are able to keep their licenses as the number of highway deaths increase
40,000 people died on California roads. State leaders looked away
‘If these people’s children had been killed by a drunk driver, there is no way they would be objecting to this.’
‘We’re talking about people’s lives:’ California lawmakers grill DMV director on deadly failures
Steve Gordon, director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles, testifies at a joint informational hearing on California’s DUI and traffic safety laws at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in […]
Hit-and-run crashes at highest level in a decade, AAA study finds
Hit-and-run crashes are happening more often across the United States, reaching their highest recorded percentage in recent years, according to a new study from AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
CA’s hit-and-run deaths outpacing national average: report
New research finds that 15% of all vehicle crashes reported to law enforcement in 2023 involved a driver who fled the scene, the highest national percentage ever recorded. It’s a […]