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A 33-year old Zephyr Cove woman was injured in a Wednesday morning accident near Cave Rock.

According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, Jocelyn Hernandez Mata was driving a Chrysler Sebring convertible eastbound on Hwy 50 through the tunnel at a speed too fast for conditions. She lost control on the wet and icy road, went off the roadway edge and struck a rock embankment. Mata's car then overturned and came to rest on its right side.

She was transported to the Renown by a Tahoe Douglas Fire ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.

The accident occurred at approximately 7:00 a.m.

The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team would like to remind everyone that extra precautions need to be taken while traveling during the winter. Along with potential hazardous road conditions, motorists can expect extreme delays due to snow conditions or accidents. We recommend following these tips to ensure a safe trip to your destination:

· Ensure that your vehicle is stocked with extra warm clothing, food, water, a shovel and other survival supplies in case you become stuck on a mountain road.
· Make sure that your gas tank is full before leaving on any trip.

A New Year's Day head-on collision on Mt. Rose Highway left one person dead, two sent to Renown Hospital by helicopter with major injuries and one taken by ambulance with serious injuries. The accident happened when a 1998 Isuzu Rodeo crossed over the center line and struck a 2003 Jeep Liberty. All three occupants of the Liberty were taken to the Reno hospital.

The driver of the Isuzu left the scene on foot after the accident which occurred just after 6 p.m. Witnesses said he was bleeding and looked injured.

One person was killed and another seriously injured Friday evening when they drove their snowmobile off a road near Strawberry in El Dorado County, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The two riders were going roughly 50 MPH around a curve on Pack Saddle Pass Road at 6 p.m. when they lost control of the snowmobile and hit a tree, said CHP Sgt. Chris Sahagun. The driver was killed. The passenger suffered a severe leg injury and was was flown to a hospital in Reno.

Alcohol is suspected as a factor in the crash, Sahagun said.

The California Highway Patrol office in South Lake Tahoe is looking for local senior citizens to take part in their Senior Volunteer Program.

Those that participate will provide a myriad of services for the CHP including deployment of the radar trailer, working with local schools, assisting the office, teaching driver safety to other seniors and participate in ride-a-longs with officers.

There are a few requirements.

1. Be over 55
2. Undergo a background investigation
3. No felony convictions
4. Be of good moral character
5. Be available to volunteer during office hours

Seat belts saved an estimated 11,949 lives nationwide in 2011 yet many people still aren't heeding the warnings and buckling up. The Nevada Highway Patrol has launched a multi-county "Click it or Ticket" campaign to educate drivers on the importance of using seat belts.

In Nevada, between 2007 and 2011, 441 unbelted vehicle occupants lost their lives and 1,197 were seriously injured in traffic crashes on our roadways

The driver of a white Ford sedan who was trying to evade CHP officers in South Lake Tahoe early Tuesday morning ended up booked into the El Dorado County Jail.

The Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting a significant increase in highway traffic over the 4-day Street Vibrations event held this past weekend. While there were more bikes on the road, NHP reports only one injury accident that involved a motorcycle and two DUI arrests for motorcyclists, one in Carson City and Lyon County.

The NHP says there were expecting an increase in accidents along the highways around Reno and Lake Tahoe with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 Street Vibration participants in town.

Interested in a new career with the California Highway Patrol?

The South Lake Tahoe CHP will be holding a seminar on Wednesday, September 24 at their office from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Learn about how you can become an officer an learn more about the department.

The SLT CHP office is located at 2063 Hopi Avenue, Sout Lake Tahoe.

The Nevada Highway Patrol is still searching for the driver of a silver 4-door Cadillac who was involved in a hit and run on August 7 in Sun Valley near Reno.

At approximately 5:30 a.m. the Cadillac rear ended a white Subaru on SR443 (Sun Valley Blvd) southbound just north of Second Street. After the collision the white Subaru pulled to the shoulder and stopped. The driver of the silver Cadillac continued South on SR 443 (Sun Valley Blvd) without stopping.

7/16/14 update: The accident occurred when 18 year old Alex Sanchez of Zephyr Cove swerved to miss a bear killed by a previous driver. Law enforcement was headed to the original accident when Sanchez came upon the bear in the road, served to miss it and flipped his 2000 Toyota. The car was totaled and Sanchez is recovering from bruises suffered from the tightening of his seat belt. The driver, from Sun Valley, NV, who hit the bear was driving a Ford Explorer and had his family in the car. Nobody sought medical attention after the accident.

It's that time of year again. The county fair, full of funnel cakes, carnival rides, animals, music, exhibits, wheelbarrow races, wine and beer competition and good old fashioned fun.

The El Dorado County Fair opened on Thursday and runs through Sunday, Father's Day at the fairgrounds in Placerville. The theme this year is "Photos, Fathers and Fairs."

The County Sheriff's Office invites community members to stop by their booth and see the brand new state of art patrol vehicles. They'll have a new SUV and sedan on display so people can see inside and check out their new features.

UPDATE June 13, 2014 10:46 a.m. - The search for Vernon “Cody” Matthews over the last few days has not revealed any new information indicating his whereabouts. Sheriff D’Agostini is still dedicated to determining Cody’s location and search operations are continuing. Search and Rescue personnel from El Dorado, Solano, Placer and Contra Costa Counties are on scene along with personnel from the Bay Area Mountain Rescue team and the California Rescue Dog Association. A helicopter from the California Highway Patrol will also be assisting in todays search.

An armed man walked into the Kings Beach branch of the Plumas Bank Friday morning, demanding money of two clerks. He then fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect, identified as 55 year old Brent Muir of Carson City, was sighted near Sand Harbor by FBI agents responding to the robbery from South Lake Tahoe.

5/5/14 Update: The Douglas County Sheriff's Department has released the name of the man killed in Friday's accident. The driver of the vehicle has been identified as 55 year old Jeffrey Alan Davis of Zephyr Cove, NV. The cause of death has been listed as blunt force trauma due to a motor vehicle incident. The incident is still under investigation as to what caused the vehicle to travel through the back of the garage.

A Zephyr Heights man died Friday when the car he was parking plunged down an 80 foot hill.

A two car accident on Kingsbury Grade Thursday afternoon resulted both drivers being transported to Renown Medical Center by helicopter.

The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating the head-on collision which occurred about halfway down on the valley side of the State Route 207/Kingsbury Grade.

The crash happened about 12:45 p.m.and the road was closed for about two hours.

The Nevada Highway Patrol recently stepped up enforcement of Nevada's Share the Road laws, pulling over 200 motorists who violated the law and issued them warnings.

Now its turn for the NHP to turn the tables and watch for bicyclists not in compliance.

April 1st starts the month long zero tolerance campaign “It’s Not Worth It!” to highlight the fact that drivers who text and use cell phones while driving have the same driving behavior as those who are legally drunk. South Lake Tahoe California Highway Patrol officers will join others from around the state in an effort to curb these behaviors in order to reduce preventable accidents with injuries.

One South Lake Tahoe woman was careflighted to Renown Medical Center in Reno on Saturday night after the motorcycle she was a passenger on collided with a truck in Carson City.

The Nevada Highway Patrol(NHP) was called to the scene of a motorcycle accident at the intersection of Roop and Fairview Streets at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 22.

Two people remain critically injured after a motorcycle crash Saturday night in Carson City, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

The names of the victims have not been released but the passenger of the unregistered green 2007 Suzuki motorcycle is a 21-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman and the driver, 20, is from Nebraska, said NHP Trooper Dan Lopez. They were flown separately to Renown Medical Center in Reno.

10:20 pm update: The Nevada Highway Patrol has reported that 26 of the 66 cows on board the truck were killed in the accident. An initial investigation has determined that the driver of the cattle truck is at fault and failed to yield at a traffic light when the truck collided with a Subaru driving through the intersection, NHP Sgt. Gabor Visnovits said. The cattle truck driver was transported to Renown where it is reported that he had injuries to his upper extremities. No other injuries were reported. The road was expected to be opened by 9 p.m. Tuesday.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Department reports that the New Year's Eve party in the Stateline area went as expected, resulting in 24 arrests. The charges included assault, affray, domestic battery, disorderly conduct, minor consuming alcohol and civil protective custody. During the downtown party last year there were 14 arrests.

The El Dorado County Sheriff's Department retrieved hundreds of stolen items from a home in Georgetown after investigating a series of burglaries in the towns of Pollock Pines, Camino, Placerville and Georgetown. They arrested three residents of a home after conducting a search of a home following discovery of a stolen car.

Jeri Acuna, a 37 year old woman was arrested for possession of stolen property and a stolen vehicle, Ryann Jana Leidel, a 32 year old female was arrested for two outstanding felony warrants. Parolee Tommie Richard Stover was arrested on two other felony warrants.

11/12/13 10:45 am update: The California Highway Patrol just informed South Tahoe Now of more details of the Saturday collision on Hwy 50 over Echo Summitt near Whitehall. Emil Drouin, 58, of West Sacramento, was driving westbound in a white '89 Chevy S10. He collided with a 2000 Mitsubishi Montero driven by 51 year old Derick Nasario of Hayward, CA. Drouin's vehicle ended up in the American River, resulting in the death of the passenger who was Nasario's mother, 91 year old Josephine Drouin. The cause of the accident is suspected alcohol related and Mr.