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CHP Officer Andy Ornelas Bell Toll Tribute

The South Sacramento Area CHP is saddened to announce the tragic death of Officer Andy Ornelas, #21685. Our thoughts are with all of his family and friends and to the entire CHP Antelope Valley squad. Rest easy brother, we have the watch.

Mohammed Ali, 24, of Hayward, made the selfish decision to drive drunk and take the life of of a CHP Officer, father, husband, and son on Christmas Eve 2017. Now Mr. Ali has been convicted of murder for the death of CHP Officer Andrew Camilleri and faces a sentence of 15 years to life. Ali was arrested and charged with murder after he rear-ended a parked CHP patrol vehicle on Interstate 880 in Hayward. Prosecutors say he was driving in excess of 100 mph at the time of the cr...ash, and a blood-alcohol test proved that he was legally drunk. To prove that Ali deserved to be convicted of murder, prosecutors cited Ali’s history of speeding; he had been pulled over several times for driving faster than 100 mph and had been admonished on the dangers of drunk driving in traffic safety class. Police found undated videos on his phone that showed him nonchalantly remarking that he didn’t care about being fined as he gunned the motor his vehicle to excessive and dangerous speeds. Ali will not be sentenced until at least early 2021. #ripofficercamilleri #dontdrinkanddrive #slowdownpeople

Solo vehicle traffic collision with no injuries involving a big rig on its side westbound US-50 at Howe Avenue. The #3 and #4 lanes will be closed for approximately two hours for clean up. Motorist can expect heavy congestion and delays, please use an alternate route.

Possible light rain in Sacramento forecasted this weekend as well as snow in the Sierra Mountains. If you are planning on driving into the mountains to Reno or Lake Tahoe, please check weather conditions prior to leaving and bring chains. Always remember to slow down in inclement weather and arrive at your destination safely. (photo credit CHP - Arrowhead )

Happy Thanksgiving from the South Sacramento CHP Area Office. If you are driving today, please remember to drive safely and never drive impaired.

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Big Rig Transporting Vehicles Overturns, Becomes Fully Enfulfed On 11/2/2020 at approximately 10:30 pm, units from the South Sacramento CHP Area Office were dispatched to a call of a big rig overturned and fully engulfed in flames on northbound I-5 south of Laguna Blvd. Units arrived on scene and determined that this was thankfully a non-injury solo vehicle traffic collision. Preliminary investigation indicates that the big rig was traveling in the #3 lane at approximately 55...-58 mph when for an unknown reason, drifted right off the roadway and hit a the guardrail. The big rig then traveled to its left and hit the temporary k-rail in the center median. The trailer overturned as a result of the collision with the k-rail and the big rig and the car carrier trailer transporting eight vehicles became fully engulfed. The driver of the big rig was able to exit the vehicle prior to emergency personnel arrival. Personnel from the Cosumnes Fire Department responded and quickly put out the fire. All lanes of northbound I-5 were closed temporarily for several hours for clean up of the burnt vehicles. See more

Congratulations to Officers Calderon, Segura, Ferguson, and Pillman who graduated today from the CHP - Academy. The new officers, pictured here along with former South Sacramento CHP officer Hammond who now serves as a Staff Officer at the CHP Academy, were assigned to the South Sacramento CHP office for almost 7 months due to Covid-19 and did an excellent job at every duty we threw at them before returning to the CHP Academy to finish off their last seven weeks of training and earn their badges. Good luck in Field Training officers and we hope to see you back in South Sacramento one day. #252 #varsitysquad #southsac #weservecalifornia

This #Halloween have a safe and spooky time. We all know it falls on a Saturday this year so if you plan to indulge, make the smart choice and designate a sob...er driver. There will be a lot of kids out and about so think before you drink! Thanks CHP Careers and Jose for your OUTSTANDING work on this video! California Highway Patrol #CHP #ValleyDivision #CHPValleyDivision #BeSafe #DesignateAdriver #DontHesitatetoDesignate #CALIDDP

**Freeway Pawn is back on Sacramento Freeways.** For those of you who are unaware of what freeway pawn is, here is a quick description. A driver of a vehicle, usually a rental SUV or van with an out of state license plate, pulls over to the shoulder of the freeway and pretends that his vehicle is disabled. That individual then attempts to wave people over to help them with their disabled vehicle. After a Good Samaritan pulls over to assist, the driver produces jewelry and a...ggressively attempts to sell it to the Good Samaritan. We are asking for a the public’s help in contacting and identifying these individuals. Please do not stop if you see somebody waving frantically at you to stop. Continue driving and call 9-1-1 with the location and description of the driver and the vehicle. We will send officers out to these individuals and determine if they are actually disabled motorists or individuals that are attempting to perform freeway pawn. It is extremely dangerous to stop and contact these individuals on the shoulder of the freeway. Our officers are trained to assist disabled motorists or contact individuals committing crimes on the freeway, please do not put yourself at risk. CHP Valley Division CHP North Sacramento CHP - East Sacramento CHP - Woodland

The South Sacramento Area would like to congratulate Commissioner Stanley on his announcement to retire after 38 years of service to the residents of California. Good luck sir on your next adventure and thank you for all that you have done for the California Highway Patrol. We would also like to congratulate Deputy Commissioner Amanda Ray on her appointment as the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol effective November 17th. Congratulations ma’am on being appointed the first female Commissioner in the 91 year history of the CHP. #blueandgold #10-10

On September 16th, we posted on this Facebook page that with the help of Caltrans and Granite Construction, focus enforcement would start on I-5 due to the construction taking place due to the Fix Sac 5 project. Many of you have slowed down and we really appreciate it. Others have ignored the warning and continue to speed. Those that we observe speeding are being stopped and issued citations. Just a reminder, Interstate 5 from south of Elk Grove Blvd to the American River Bridge just north of Downtown Sacramento is a 55 mph zone. For more information on the Fix Sac 5 project, go to fixsac5.com #slowdown #SlowForTheConeZone #constructionzone #fixsac5

Impaired Driver Strikes CHP Motor Officer On October 3, 2020 at approximately 8:50 pm, a South Sacramento CHP Area Motor Officer was traveling US 50 westbound approaching the 10th street off-ramp on his assigned CHP Harley-Davidson motorcycle. A Ford Edge driven by a 23 year old male out of Reno, was traveling westbound US 50 approaching the 10th street off-ramp directly to the motor officers left. The driver of the Ford decided at the last moment to exit 10th Street; however... the motor officer was directly to his right. The driver of the Ford made the abrupt right turning movement anyways and the right side of his vehicle collided into the left side of the CHP motorcycle. The impact caused the motor officer to be thrown from his motorcycle and make contact with the roadway. The motor officer, a five year veteran of the CHP, was transported to UC Davis Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries and released early Sunday morning. The driver of the Ford stopped at the scene and cooperated with responding officers. While asking the driver of the Ford questions regarding the collision, officers began to suspect that he was impaired. A DUI investigation was performed and the driver of the Ford was arrested for DUI and booked into the Sacramento County Jail for Felony DUI. We hate to keep repeating ourselves, but DUI traffic collisions are 100% preventable and extremely selfish. We are thankful that our officer only sustained minor injuries because this could of been a lot worse. If you are going to drink, never get behind the wheel of a vehicle. Instead, call a friend or family member, order a ride share, or call a taxi.

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