Santa Cruz, CA Traffic and Accidents

• 17 CA-17 N Santa Cruz Traffic
• 17 CA-17 S Santa Cruz Traffic
• 1 CA-1 N Santa Cruz Traffic
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Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter

• 1 day ago

  CaltransD4

  RT @TotalTrafficSF: Accident. Right lane blocked in #SantaCruzMtns on Hwy 17 NB after Summit Rd, stopped traffic back to Old Santa Cruz Hig…

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficSF

  Accident. Right lane blocked in #SantaCruzMtns on Hwy 17 NB after Summit Rd, stopped traffic back to Old Santa Cruz Highway #BayArea #Traffic https://t.co/pmlOhZuRWR

• 1 day ago

  TotalTrafficSF

  Accident. Two lanes blocked in #SantaCruzMtns on Hwy 17 NB after Summit Rd, stopped traffic back to Old Santa Cruz Highway #BayArea #Traffic https://t.co/pmlOhZuRWR

DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• S River St Road is closed from Soquel Ave to River St.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous

• Accident on 17th Ave from Brommer St to Capitola Rd.

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Accident on El Rancho Dr from Santa Cruz to Hunt Ct.

  TYPE: Accident Serious

Santa Cruz CA News Reports

• Lane reopened after 3 vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County

  • California
  • Fwy South

  • source: Bing
  • 12 views
  • Dec 10, 2024 4:58pm
  The California Highway Patrol says a three-vehicle crash has closed a northbound lane on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County. Read More

• 3 vehicle crash forces lane closure on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County

  • California
  • Fwy

  • source: Bing
  • 10 views
  • Dec 10, 2024 07:15am
  The California Highway Patrol says a three-vehicle crash has closed a northbound lane on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County. Read More

• Santa Cruz CHP launching e-bike education campaign

  • California
  • Santa Cruz Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Dec 09, 2024 5:09pm
  While e-bicycle popularity - and the crashes that follow - has skyrocketed nationally in recent years, the Santa Cruz-area California Highway Patrol is launching a new public awareness ... Read More

• 1 arrested for DUI, with child in truck, after crash into Santa Cruz County home

  • California
  • Hwy-152

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Dec 09, 2024 07:56am
  The California Highway Patrol says a man was arrested after driving into a home just outside of Watsonville while under the influence of alcohol. Read More

• Truck crashes into home in Santa Cruz County, expect traffic delays

  • California
  • Beverly Dr

  • source: Bing
  • 10 views
  • Dec 07, 2024 7:13pm
  CHP says a pickup truck crashed into a home on Highway 152 at Beverly Drive. Drivers can expect delays in the area. Read More

• Bigfoot Discovery Museum in California closing after 20 years

  • California
  • Santa Cruz Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Dec 07, 2024 12:10pm
  The iconic museum, located alongside Highway 9 in Felton, has embodied the quirkiness of Santa Cruz for 20 years, but as owner Michael Ruggs retires, the museum will retire alongside him. Read More

• Wrong way driver arrested for DUI, CHP Santa Cruz says

  • California
  • Hwy 17

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Dec 03, 2024 11:48am
  California Highway Patrol arrested a man who driving the wrong way Tuesday morning on Highway 17. Scotts Valley police helped pull over a man driving a red Chevrolet pickup truck. CHP says the man was ... Read More

• Bystanders rescue driver after car goes over cliff in Santa Cruz

  • California
  • W Cliff Dr

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Dec 03, 2024 08:15am
  A vehicle went over a cliff and into the ocean in Santa Cruz on Monday following a collision on West Cliff Drive, according to the Santa Cruz Fire Department. A woman was seriously ... Read More

• Bystanders rescue victim who drove off West Cliff in Santa Cruz

  • California
  • W Cliff Dr

  • source: Bing
  • 17 views
  • Dec 03, 2024 01:38am
  Santa Cruz police say that a vehicle went over a cliff into the ocean on Monday. A police spokesperson said the incident was reported at West Cliff Drive and Swift Street. Police got reports of a ... Read More

• Bystanders rescue victim who drove off cliff in California

  • California
  • Cliff St

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Dec 02, 2024 4:01pm
  California (KSBW) - Santa Cruz police say that a vehicle went over a cliff into the ocean on Monday. A police spokesperson said the incident was reported at West Cliff Drive and Swift Street at ... Read More

• The man who saw Sasquatch is closing his California museum for good

  • California
  • Santa Cruz Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Dec 01, 2024 4:22pm
  On the side of Highway 9 deep in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the barn-like exterior of the Bigfoot Discovery Museum has been beckoning believers for 20 years. Read More

• Ghost Towns of the Santa Cruz Mountains of California

  • California
  • Los Gatos
  • 5750 Old Santa Cruz

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Nov 24, 2024 3:38pm
  on Old Santa Cruz highway quite near Highway 17. There is an art glass studio there, near the former home of William Riker. Between 1880 and 1940, travelers left the town of Los Gatos by a narrow ... Read More

• CHP Santa Cruz reminds public to drive Highway 1 safely after major injury crash

  • California
  • Buena Vista Dr

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Nov 20, 2024 4:37pm
  On Tuesday morning, a two-vehicle crash with major injuries occurred on northbound Highway 1 north of Buena Vista Drive in Santa Cruz County. The California Highway Patrol is urging those driving ... Read More

• CHP investigating fatal collision near Watsonville, portion of Green Valley Road closed Tuesday morning

  • California
  • Green Valley Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 29 views
  • Nov 19, 2024 09:48am
  CHP Santa Cruz is investigating a fatal collision near Watsonville Tuesday morning. According to officials, the incident happened around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday in the area of Green Valley Road at Amesti ... Read More