Crash on US-97 at Grass Lake Rest Area in Siskiyou County, California

Monday, February 16, 2026 at 9:20 PM

Property damage only1 vehicle
Reporting agency
CHP Yreka Area
Report number
9145-2026-00047

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
US-97 at Grass Lake Rest Area
City, county
Siskiyou County
Collision type
Other
Motor vehicle involved with
Non-Collision
Secondary weather
Snowing
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Cloudy
Light
Dark-No Street Lights
Road surface
Other*
Hit and run
No
People involved
1
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2018 Freightliner Btm

White Truck Tractor

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 57Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Not Required
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22350 UNSAFE SPEED FOR PREVAILING CONDITIONSas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
VC SECTION VIOLATED - VC 21461(a)as recorded on the report

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About this record

Source
CHP CCRS
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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