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4B Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter
All fall down ... again
At about 7:30 a.m. March 2, the side of the Feather River Canyon gave way (top), dumping rocks
and dirt across both lanes of Highway 70. The event took place in the serpentine section about
three miles west of Rush Creek Road. As of 2 p.m. controlled traffic was limited to one lane with
a waiting time of about 20 minutes. While crews worked to clear the roadway of debris from
last Wednesday's slide, Caltrans supervisors and engineers debated the best way to stabilize the
material left at the top of the slide (bottom). Photos by Will Farris
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Everyday activities for ger interference, adjusting ,.about the dangers of dis-
teenagers like text messag- the radio or changing the CD tracted driving, the CHP
hag, talking on a cell phone or are additional factors leading acquired a grant to fund
even eating are dangerous, to driver inattention, an educational campaign
potentially deadly distrac- "Officers see firsthand throughout the state. Efforts
tions when done behind the the destruction caused by to reduce distracted driving
wheel of a vehicle. During inattention," said Farrow. "It through Impact Teen Drivers
California Teen Safe Driving only takes a second of dis- - Connecting Key Players
Week, March 6 - 12, the Call- traction'to result in a crash." continue through Sept. 30,
fornia Highway Patrol (CHP) During a four-year period 2011, and are a part of
is warning the state's newest (2005 - 08) in California, dri- California's Strategic High-
drivers that distraction can vers between the ages of 15 way Safety Plan, a statewide
be life-changing, and 19 were involved in more roadmap to reduce traffic-
"Teenagers tend to think than 20,000 collisions where related fatalities.
they're invincible and can inattention was a factor. "The bottom line, distract-
multitask while driving," "Among those crashes, 41 per- ed drivers can destroy lives,"
said CHP Commissioner Joe cent resulted in injury orsaid Farrow. "The only mes-
Farrow. "In reality, they're death. The overwhelming sage they need to receive is to
inexperienced when it comes majority of these crashes focus on the road and traffic
to driving and .they need to is caused by inexperience around them."
recognize the responsibility or distractions, not "thrill .Funding for this program is
and the risks associated with seeking" or deliberate risk provided by a grant awarded
the privilege." taking, by the California Office of
However, it's not just cell To address this growing Traffic Safety through the
phones causing distraction . problem and help drive home National Highway Traffic
among teen drivers; passen- the message to teenagers Safety Administration.
CHP, from page 3B
the northbound lanes and
entered into an area of
deep snow and overturned
multiple times.
Underwood was wearing
his safety belt at the time of
the collision and no injuries
were reported.
Rollover, Feb. 26
Shortly after noon on Feb.
26, Joseph Angel Arriola, 50,
of Blairsden, was driving a
2004 Chevy Silverado west-
bound on Highway 70 at a
stated speed of 30 - 35 mph.
As Arriola drove through a
left turn in the road, he slid
across an icy patch at the end
Of the turn and, according
to CHP, lost control of his ve-
hicle. Arriola tried to regain
control of the vehicle but re-
alized it was sliding south-
•bound towards the Feather
River. He then made a right
turn in an effort not to travel
off the roadway into the
river. He slid across the road-
way and the vehicle's left
rear bumper/tailgate hif
a boulder off the north
shoulder of Highway 70. After
colliding with the bouldeL
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the vehicle rolled over onto side facing west.
its rightside. Rogers had his vehicle
Arriola was able to climb extracted and towed from the
out of the vehicle. He was scene by Quincy Tow.
wearing his seat belt during He was not wearing his
the inciffent and noAnjuries seat belt and did not sustain
were reported, any visible or reported
injuries.
Vandalism, Feb. 27
At about 4 p.m. on Feb. 26, Parking lot exit, March 3
Rachel Itskin, of Quincy, On March 3, at 4:20 p.m.,
parked her 2005 Mazda in Kimberly Mor ison, 42, and
the FRC baseball field passenger Kathleen Morri-
parking lot. When she re- son, 15, both of Quincy, were
turned to her vehicle the traveling in a 2005 T6yota
next day at approximately 4Runner westbound in the
9:30 p.m., she noticed a small private property parking lot
amount of damage to her left of the Unocal 76 Station.
front headlight lens. She Neesa F. Ludington, 19, of
called to report a hit-and- E1 Portal, was driving her
run collision. 1997 Honda Civic southbound
No physical evidence was in the number 2 lane of High-
located at the scene, way 70, just north of the in-
tersection with Lawrence
Fishtail, Feb. 27 Street.
At 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 27, According to CHP, Morri-
Carlton Rogers, 32, of Quincy, son said that she proceeded
was driving his 1966 Jeep to make the left turn onto
eastbound on Highway 70 southbound Highway 70 at a
just east of Clough Street. He stated speed of 5- 10 mph.
was traveling at a stated In making the turn, Morri-
speed of40-45 mph. son allowed her vehicle to
The roadway was icy and travel into and across the
as he began to accelerate in a number 1 lane of southbound
straightaway, he felt the rear Highway 70 and into the num-
of the vehicle loose traction ber 2 lane, where she broad-
and fi:shtail= According to sidedLudingtoWsvehicle.
CHP/he lost control Of the Both vehicr@s*were then
vehicle and it spun counter- driven to the parking lot of
clockwise 180 degrees. Subway.
It left the north roadway All parties were wearing
edge of Highway 70 and rolled seat belts and there were
down the embankment, com- no injuries as a result of the
ing to rest on the passenger accident.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Regulatory Commission. Ac-
Company (PG&E)announced tual bill effects will vary
last week that it expects its among customer classes and
system-average bundled elec- by customer usage (see table
tric rate to remain nearly flat for average residential bill
into 2011. effects).
The rate decreased by 0.8 The March 1 rate change
percent Jan. 1 and increased does not include revenue that
by 1.5 percent March 1, re- is covered by PG&E's 2011 -
sulting in a net increase of 0.7 General Rate Case. Based
percent, on the proposed and alternate
PG&E's March 2011 rate is decisions recently issued by
approximately 2 percent be- the California Public Utilities
low its March 2010 rate. Commission, PG&E antici-
The rate change primarily pates that the final decision
reflects electric transmission- will further• increase the sys-
related costs approved annu- tern-average bundled electric
ally by the Federal Energyrate by less than 0.1 percent.
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