Mike Steele, Grass Valley CHP

On New Year’s Eve, 12/31/2020, at 11:11 pm, the Grass Valley CHP responded to, and investigated a multi vehicle collision. A 35 foot motorhome, driven by Raymond Poquette, an 80 year old male from Grass Valley, was traveling southbound on SR-49 north of Cerrito Road. Poquette crossed into the northbound lane and struck head-on a […]

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. March 22, 2019 – On March 21, 2019, at 9:04pm, Sacramento Communications Center (SCC) received a 911 call from a friend of a motorist involved in a traffic collision somewhere on SR-49 in an unknown location near the City of Grass Valley.  SCC advised the friend to have the involved party call […]

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. December 8, 2018 – On December 07, 2018, at approximately 7:55 PM, a Gold Toyota Avalon occupied by a single male driver was traveling westbound on SR-20, west of South Ponderosa Way, at a high rate of speed. The male driver, a 64-year old Penn Valley resident,  passed vehicles on the right […]

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. October 4, 2018 – Saving lives is the core mission of the California Highway Patrol(CHP). In order to accomplish this mission, the CHP Grass Valley and Auburn Area offices will jointly use a federal grant to conduct a safety campaign to reduce traffic collisions and collision victims attributed to unsafe speed, improper […]

April 18, 2018 – On 04-17-2018, at approximately 6:21 PM, a black Toyota SUV, being driven by an unnamed female adult (pending notification of next of kin), was traveling southbound on Dog Bar Road, north of Norvin Way, within unincorporated Nevada County. Witnesses reported that the Toyota SUV was driving at a high rate of […]

March 23, 2018 – On 3/23/18 at approximately 2:30 pm, Mr. Milhous was driving a Dodge Ram pickup and trailer northbound on SR-49 near Rush Creek. An unnamed male was driving a Jeep Wrangler southbound on SR-49 approaching the Dodge’s location. Mr. Rice was driving a Ford Ranger directly behind the Jeep. For an as […]

On 3/21/18 at approximately 12:55 pm, Grass Valley resident Johnathan Cooper was driving a 2008 Dodge Avenger northbound on State Route 49 in the #1 lane.  Nevada City resident Derrick Youngman was driving a 2001 Ford Ranger southbound on State Route 49 in the #1 lane.  The Dodge hydroplaned and it began to rotate in […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. May 4, 2017 – On 5/4/17 at approximately 10:45 AM, an as of yet unidentified male was driving a 2001 Honda CRV on eastbound SR-20 just west of Gold Flat Road. The male driver allowed the Honda to travel off the right side of the roadway and onto the embankment. The driver […]