If there was one song to describe the scene on Interstate 680 on Friday, it was definitely “Ice Ice Baby.” More than 27,000 pounds of dry ice spilled in Benicia. A truck was traveling on 680 when an accident occurred causing the vehicle to lose its cargo of dry ice. Benicia Firefighters were dispatched for […]
Wesley Heberling: My concussion, and why kids should wear a helmet
By Wesley Heberling Special to the Herald My name is Wesley. I’m 11 years old, and I got a concession on Oct 15, 2017. I was at a skate park when a teenager hit my scooter from behind and I went flying. I had no chance of bracing my fall. It happened so fast. I […]
Car crashes into McDonald’s
Benicia Herald staff report Benicia police and fire departments responded shortly after noon Thursday to a report of a vehicle colliding with the McDonald’s restaurant building on East 2nd Street. The vehicle’s driver reportedly was attempting to park in the south parking lot when she accidentally pressed on the accelerator pedal, propelling the vehicle into […]
Woman jumps from Benicia Bridge after car crash; Jumper reportedly ran down pedestrians at family law center
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News Gazette A woman who apparently deliberately ran down three pedestrians Monday morning at Court and Main streets jumped to her death from the Benicia-Martinez Bridge after crashing her car about midspan, Martinez Police Commander Eric Ghisletta said. “Her name is being withheld until positive identification from the Contra Costa […]
Girl, 6, airlifted after car crash
No word on condition after car hit while on shoulder at I-680/780 A 6-year-old girl who was injured Tuesday night when a motorist plowed into her parents’ disabled vehicle was airlifted to Oakland after she suffered “major facial trauma” and lost consciousness, California Highway Patrol Officer Christopher Parker said Wednesday.