Car crash reported on Highway 49 in Calaveras County (2024)

THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT SIX. ANOTHER WILDFIRE ERUPTS OVERNIGHT IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE’LL TELL YOU WHERE RESIDENTS ARE NOW BEING TOLD TO GET OUT AS FIRES BURN. AIR QUALITY IS TAKING A BIG HIT. WE’LL SHOW YOU WHERE IT’S IMPACTING THE MOST. AND HE WON A BRONZE MEDAL WHILE FIGHTING COVID. BUT WILL IT IMPACT NOAH LYLES QUEST FOR A THIRD MEDAL? I’M LOOKING TO TAKE A HIKE. OUR EXPLORE OUTDOORS TOUR GUIDE BRIAN HICKEY SHOWS YOU WHAT YOU’LL SEE ALONG THE RIVER. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE AT 6 A.M. I’M BRANDI CUMMINGS AND I’M TEO TORRES. WE’RE GOING TO GET TO THE LATEST ON THAT WILDFIRE BURNING IN TUOLUMNE COUNTY OVERNIGHT. IT’S CAUSING SOME EVACUATIONS, BUT LET’S FIRST CHECK IN WITH METEOROLOGIST TAMARA BERG ON THIS FRIDAY MORNING. YEAH. AND HEADING OUT THAT DOOR, YOU ARE GOING TO FIND THAT WE DO HAVE JUST SOME HAZY SKIES AROUND, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE JOINING US IN THE FOOTHILLS. HERE’S A LIVE LOOK IN STOCKTON RIGHT NOW. AND YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THERE IS JUST AN ELEVATED LAYER OF HAZY SKY. OVERALL, IT’S A PLEASANT MORNING START. MOST OF YOU STARTING THE DAY IN THE 50S, 60S, AND SOME OF YOU IN THE FOOTHILLS IN THE 70S. WE’VE GOT FOOTHILLS IN THE SIERRA. WE’RE SEEING THAT DISTINCTIVE WILDFIRE SMOKE THIS MORNING, AND TODAY IS GOING TO RUN WARM, BUT NOT AS HOT AS WE’VE SEEN RECENTLY. THIS WEEK. IT’S 70 RIGHT NOW. MODESTO, 56, IN FAIRFIELD, 63. YOU’RE GETTING YOUR FRIDAY STARTED IN YUBA CITY 59 HERE IN SACRAMENTO, 64 IN STOCKTON. AND RIGHT NOW 75 IN AUBURN, 73 IN PLACERVILLE. SATELLITE VIEW SHOWING OFF NOT ONLY WHERE WE MIGHT SEE SOME WILDFIRE SMOKE, BUT ALSO SEEING THAT MARINE LAYER, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH GROWN AND EXPANDED IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SO I DO EXPECT THAT WITH THAT DELTA BREEZE ON TOP OF IT, IT IS ENOUGH TO TRANSPORT THAT COOLER AIR INTO SPOTS LIKE SACRAMENTO, WHERE AGAIN, WE HAVE DROPPED OFF TO THE 50S SOUTHWEST WIND TURNING AT 24MPH THERE IN SOLANO COUNTY, LIGHT WINDS HERE IN STOCKTON AND MODESTO, AND PRETTY LIGHT WINDS OVER SOME OF THOSE FIRE LINES AS YOU GET INTO THE FOOTHILLS. TODAY’S FORECAST AGAIN, NOT AS HOT AS YESTERDAY. 99, IN THE VALLEY MID 90S IN THE FOOTHILLS. THE SIERRA WILL SEE HAZY SUNSHINE AND HIGHS IN THE MID 80S COMING UP IN THE NEXT TEN MINUTES. ALL OF YOUR FORECAST BROKEN DOWN FOR YOU BY YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS 602. BRIAN, WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING ON THOSE ROADWAYS? WATCHING TRAFFIC MOVE RIGHT ALONG HERE ALONG HIGHWAY 50 AND INTERSTATE 80. NO PROBLEMS TO REPORT AS YOU’RE COMING IN FROM FOLSOM ROSEVILLE OUT OF ELK GROVE. FIVE AND 99 CLEAR. WE HAD A SMALL FIRE REPORTED ALONG MLK, BUT SO FAR DON’T SEE ANY DELAYS CAUSED BY THAT AS THE FIRE CREW RESPONDS OUT THERE THROUGH STOCKTON. NO PROBLEMS ON 599 WESTBOUND FOUR AND 12. ALL CLEAR AS YOU MAKE YOUR WAY FROM LODI ACROSS AND INTO THE TRACY AREA. MINOR DELAYS FROM 205 TO 580. ONLY A 17 MINUTE RIDE FROM I-5 TO FIVE 8580 IS GOING TO BE 26 MINUTES OVER THE ALTAMONT PASS AND COMING OUT OF MODESTO INTO MANTECA. A 13 MINUTE RIDE THERE ON NORTHBOUND 99 OUT OF ROSEVILLE, NINE MINUTES DOWN TO THE SPLIT 15 MINUTE RIDE FROM FOLSOM ON 50. 99 WILL BE A NINE MINUTE RIDE OUT OF ELK GROVE, AND I-5 IS RUNNING AT 11 MINUTES. THANK YOU BRIAN, THANKS SO MUCH. 603 IS YOUR TIME BACK TO THAT BREAKING NEWS IN TUOLUMNE LOUIS COUNTY. NOW, WHERE A WILDFIRE IS FORCING SEVERAL AREAS TO EVACUATE. IT’S CALLED THE CANYON FIRE. IT STARTED AROUND 1130 LAST NIGHT, AND AS OF LAST CHECK WAS 50 ACRES IN SIZE. HERE IT IS. IT IS BURNING OFF OF BUCHANAN ROAD NEAR CANYON DRIVE IN TUOLUMNE. THIS IS SOUTH OF 108 HIGHWAY 108. ERIN HEFT JOINS US IN STUDIO NOW WITH MORE ON THE EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ISSUED BY THE SHERIFF. AND THERE’S A LOT TO KNOW AS OF RIGHT NOW, FIREFIGHTERS ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO CONTAIN THIS FIRE AND FIRST RESPONDERS ARE TRYING TO GET EVERYONE OUT TO SAFETY. THIS VIDEO ACTUALLY RIGHT HERE, THIS MONITOR, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE ALERT CALIFORNIA CAMERA ON THE SCREEN. THE TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF SAYING IT FIRST STARTED BURNING IN A CANYON OFF OF BUCHANAN ROAD NEAR CANYON DRIVE. THAT’S JUST OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF TUOLUMNE. NOW, HERE’S A LOOK AT THE EVACUATION MAP. AS OF THIS MORNING. YOU CAN SEE IT COVERS SEVERAL STREETS. THAT INCLUDES BUCHANAN ROAD FROM CARTER TO THE RIVER CANYON. AN EVACUATION ORDER IS ALSO IN PLACE FOR ALL RESIDENTS WITHIN PONDEROSA HILLS AND FOR THE TUOLUMNE BAND OF ME-WUK INDIAN RANCHERIA. TWO EVACUATION SHELTERS ARE OPEN AS OF RIGHT NOW, ONE AT THE TUOLUMNE ENRICHMENT CENTER THAT’S ON HOSPITAL ROAD IN SONORA, A SECOND AT THE SONORA SENIOR CENTER ON GREENLEE ROAD. THAT’S ALSO IN SONORA. THEY DO ACCEPT SMALL ANIMALS AT THAT SHELTER. A SMALL ANIMAL EVACUATION SHELTER BY ITSELF IS SET ASIDE AT THE TUOLUMNE COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL. THAT’S ON VICTORIA WAY IN JAMESTOWN, AND A LARGE ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK SHELTER IS BEING ACCEPTED AT THE MOTHERLODE FAIRGROUNDS IN SONORA. NOW, THERE’S ALSO ROAD CLOSURES THAT ARE IN EFFECT, SECTIONS OF BUCHANAN ROAD AND TUOLUMNE ROAD ARE CLOSED RIGHT NOW TO TRAFFIC FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. ONLY AT THIS POINT. NOW WE HAVE ALL OF THIS INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, KCRA.COM. YOU CAN ALSO SCAN THAT QR CODE THAT’S ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW IF THAT’S EASIER FOR YOU. WE HAVE A CREW ON THE WAY TO TUOLUMNE COUNTY, AND WE’RE GOING TO GET YOU LIVE UPDATES FROM THE GROUND THERE. TAHOE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO MUCH, ERIN. WE CONTINUE OUR WILDFIRE COVERAGE FOR YOU. THE KOHBERGER FIRE IS STILL POSING A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE TO FIREFIGHTERS IN EL DORADO COUNTY. THAT FIRE STARTED WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE MOSQUITO AND SWANSBORO AREA. THIS IS NORTH OF PLACERVILLE. HERE’S THE MAP AND HIGHWAY 50. HERE ARE THE LATEST NUMBERS. IT HAS NOW BURNED NEARLY 1600 ACRES. CONTAINMENT IS 5%. MORE THAN 1300 PERSONNEL ARE WORKING TO INCREASE CONTAINMENT AROUND THIS FIRE. WE EXPECT TO GET NEW UPDATED NUMBERS IN ABOUT AN HOUR. A LOOK AT THE EVACUATION ZONE MAP AS WELL. WE DON’T HAVE ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGE, BUT CURRENTLY PARTS OF THE COMMUNITIES OF GARDEN VALLEY, GEORGETOWN, VOLCANOVILLE, MOSQUITO AND SWANSBORO ARE UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS. WE WILL ALSO ARE ALSO KEEPING AN EYE, A CLOSE EYE ON THE PARK FIRE. IT’S THE STATE’S LARGEST ACTIVE WILDFIRE. IT’S NOW BURNING MORE THAN 427,000 ACRES WITH 34% CONTAINMENT. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT ALL EVACUATION ORDERS AND WARNINGS HAVE NOW BEEN LIFTED IN BUTTE COUNTY, WHERE THAT FIRE STARTED MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AGO. NOW, IF YOU DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PARK FIRE, TONIGHT IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET THEM ANSWERED. THERE ARE TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS HAPPENING TO GIVE UPDATES AND TALK WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ONE IS TAKING PLACE AT THE CHESTER FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE OTHER IN THE TEHAMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBER IN RED BLUFF. BOTH MEETINGS START AT 630. IF YOU CAN’T BE THERE IN PERSON, THOSE THOSE MEETINGS WILL BE LIVE STREAMED ON THE CAL FIRE TEHAMA GLENN UNIT PAGE. PLACER COUNTY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY DUE TO ALL THE SMOKE FROM THE CROSIER FIRE. BECAUSE OF THE ADVISORY, THE COUNTY IS DEPLOYING 95 PORTABLE AIR FILTERS, WHICH THEY RECEIVE THROUGH A STATE GRANT. THE UNITS WILL BE PLACED AT ROCKLIN, AUBURN, COLFAX, FORESTHILL AND KINGS BEACH LIBRARIES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE GOAL IS TO GIVE RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT OF THE SMOKE AND INTO CLEANER AIR, EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE FIRE, YOU CAN BE IMPACTED BY THE WILDFIRE SMOKE. AND OF COURSE, IT CAN TRAVEL FOR HUNDREDS, POTENTIALLY EVEN THOUSANDS OF MILES. POOR AIR QUALITY CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON YOUR HEALTH, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A PREEXISTING CONDITION. THE COUNTY RECOMMENDS STAYING INSIDE AND CHANGING YOUR AIR CONDITIONING SETTINGS TO RECIRCULATE. WELL. IT ALL STARTED TWO WEEKS AGO, AND NOW THE FINAL THREE DAYS OF THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES IN PARIS HAVE ARRIVED, BUT THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF MEDALS TO BE WON. MIKE CHERRY JOINING US NOW IN STUDIO WITH A LOOK AT WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING OVERNIGHT AND WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY. YEAH, IT WAS A THRILLING NIGHT ON THE TRACK, LED BY SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN, LAUREN’S WORLD RECORD PERFORMANCE IN THE 110 METER HURDLES TAKE A LOOK AT THIS RIGHT HERE TODAY. THERE WILL BE EIGHT GOLD MEDAL EVENTS IN THE STADIUM COMING UP IN ONE HOUR, THOUGH HISTORY WILL BE MADE WHEN BREAKDANCING DEBUTS IN THE OLYMPICS. SWIMMERS WERE BACK IN THE SIN. MEANWHILE, THIS MORNING TO START THE FINAL FRIDAY OF COMPETITION. THIS TIME IT WAS THE MEN, THE 6.2 MILES SWIM IN THE RIVER FEATURED THE DEFENDING OLYMPIC CHAMPION, WHILE THAT GERMAN SWIMMER WAS LEADING FOR MUCH OF THE RACE, IT WAS A PAIR OF HUNGARIANS THAT ACTUALLY TOOK THE MEDALS. KRISTOF RASOVSKY WON WITH A TIME OF ONE HOUR 50 MINUTES, 52 SECONDS. ANOTHER GERMAN WON SECOND, WHILE ANOTHER HUNGARIAN TOOK BRONZE, AND ALSO THIS MORNING WE’VE LEARNED THAT NOAH LYLES WILL NOT RUN IN TODAY’S FOUR BY 100 METER RELAY FINAL. AND THAT’S BECAUSE HE HAS COVID. THE DEFENDING OLYMPIC CHAMPION, NOAH LYLES, STRUGGLED TO GET BRONZE IN THE 200 METER RACE. IT WAS AFTER THE RUN, THOUGH, WHERE HE WAS CARRIED OFF BY MEDICAL STAFF, AND THAT’S WHEN HE ANNOUNCED THAT HE HAD TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID TUESDAY. BUT STILL COMPETED. MEANWHILE, SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST AMERICANS TO QUALIFY FOR THE GAMES AND WILL BE ONE OF THE LAST TO COMPETE. SACRAMENTO RUNNER FIONA O’KEEFE WILL COMPETE IN THE WOMEN’S MARATHON ON SUNDAY. IT ACTUALLY STARTS AT 1130 ON SATURDAY NIGHT. O’KEEFE GRADUATED FROM DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL. SHE WON THE US TRIALS IN HER FIRST EVER MARATHON. ALL RIGHT, SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTED ACTION UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW. LOOMIS ALEX OBERT AND THE US MEN’S WATER POLO TEAM IS BATTLING SERBIA FOR A SPOT IN THE GOLD MEDAL MATCH. THEN, AT SEVEN, IT’S THE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM. THEY’LL TRY TO WIN THE BRONZE MEDAL AGAINST ITALY AND AT 830, THE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES MANTECA, CHELSEA GRAY, WILL TAKE ON AUSTRALIA FOR A SHOT AT THE GOLD MEDAL ON SUNDAY. THEN, AT NINE, FRANCE WILL GO WILD AS THEIR MEN’S SOCCER TEAM TAKES THE PITCH AGAINST SPAIN. MEANWHILE, OUR NINE HOURS OF OLYMPICS COVERAGE BEGINS AT NINE THIS MORNING. LIVE COVERAGE OF TRACK’S BUSIEST NIGHT THAT STARTS AT 1030. THERE ARE EIGHT FINALS, INCLUDING INCLUDING THE WOMEN’S FOUR BY 100 RELAY, THE MEN’S FOUR BY 100, THE WOMEN’S 10,000M AND THE MEN’S 400 METER HURDLES. SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT MEDAL COUNT. TAKE A LOOK THERE. TEAM USA ON TOP 103 MEDALS WON. SO FAR. 30 OF THOSE ARE GOLD. CHINA IS NOW IN SECOND PLACE WITH 74 TOTAL MEDALS. ALTHOUGH TIED FOR TOPS IN GOLD AGAIN WITH 30 EACH. WITH THE US. AND AGAIN, THE TWO BIG THINGS TO WATCH CAN THE US SURPASS THE 113 MEDALS THAT IT WON IN TOKYO? AND CAN IT GET MORE GOLDS THAN CHINA? TAIWAN? BRANDY? I’M GOING TO TOSS IT BACK TO YOU, BUT REAL QUICK TELL DIDN’T YOU HAVE A B BOY NAME AS WELL? WOULD YOU ENTER THE COOL WHIP WITH A K? YEAH. OH MAN, IT’S PRETTY AWESOME. MY BUDDY ANDRE WAS DOCTOR FRESH. THAT TAKES THE GOLD RIGHT THERE. THIS IS SIXTH GRADE. SIXTH GRADE. THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT. BY THE WAY. ALL RIGHT. WE DON’T HAVE TO GO INTO IT. WOW. MAYBE SOMEDAY. 610 TAMRA, PLEASE, PLEASE HELP US. I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY. I’M LIKE, SPEECHLESS. JUST DRINK IT IN. OKAY? OKAY. COOL WHIP. ALL RIGHT, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT’S NICE ABOUT OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW? WE’VE GOT A COOL BREEZE COMING UP FROM THE DELTA, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS LIKE FAIRFIELD. SO FAIRFIELD TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE RIGHT NOW REPORTING 56 DEGREES WITH A SOUTHWEST WIND AT 24MPH. AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THERE’S THOSE FINGERS OF FOG ROLLING OVER THE COASTAL HILLS. THIS MORNING. WE’RE FEELING THAT BREEZE INTO SACRAMENTO. YOU’RE DOWN TO 59 WHERE WE’RE NOT FEELING AS MUCH OF IT AS MODESTO AT 70 DEGREES, STOCKTON AT 64. WE’RE IN THE 40S RIGHT NOW IN LAKE TAHOE. BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE’VE SEEN 24 HOUR CHANGE AND THAT HAS BEEN A DROP IN TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION BY ABOUT 3 TO 5 DEGREES COOLER. GREAT NEWS FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS ON THE LINES OF SEVERAL WILDFIRES. AND IT’S ALSO GOOD NEWS AS WE GET A REINFORCEMENT OF THAT BREEZE, IT HELPS TO REALLY KICK UP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS WELL. 86 TODAY IN TRUCKEE WILL HAVE HAZY SUNSHINE AROUND 90. IN POLLOCK PINES, 92 TODAY IN ARNOLD AND TWAIN. HARTE WILL BE KEEPING A SHARP EYE ON THE CANYON FIRE, ESPECIALLY IMPACTING COMMUNITIES AROUND CALAVERAS AND TUOLUMNE COUNTIES, AS THAT WILDFIRE SMOKE COULD EXPAND AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY. 97 TODAY IN SONORA PLACERVILLE TOPS OUT AT 95 ALONG THE COAST, YOU’LL FIND THE REFRESHMENT OF THE MARINE LAYER, KEEPING SAN FRANCISCO AT 67. TODAY, IF YOU GET AWAY AND GET ONSHORE, WHERE? 94 IN FAIRFIELD, LAKEPORT. GETTING INTO THE 90S AS WELL. WE’LL HIT 97 TODAY IN LODI STILL HOT IN STOCKTON AT 100 MODESTO YOU’LL WELCOME YOUR FRIDAY AT 101 THIS AFTERNOON AT ABOUT 100 AND WOODLAN AND 97 TODAY IN DAVIS, COMING UP IN TEN MINUTES. I’LL SHOW YOU THAT WEEKEND FORECAST AND TRACK THE AIR QUALITY ACROSS THE REGION FOR YOU. IT IS 611. BRIAN, WHAT ARE YOU TRACKING FOR US ON THE ROADS? JUST RIGHT NOW? GETTING WORD OF A CRASH ON I-5 NEAR DUNNIGAN. WE’RE TAKING A LOOK AT THAT ONE. AND THAT’S GOING TO BE CAUSING SOME DELAYS THERE. THAT’S A MAJOR INJURY COLLISION THAT JUST COMING IN. I’LL MAP THAT ONE FOR YOU ON THE NEXT ONE. BUT AGAIN, THAT’S GOING TO BE I-5 NORTH OF THE SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. FIVE SOUTHBOUND THROUGH ELK GROVE. NO PROBLEMS TO REPORT HERE. 99 LOOKING GOOD AND NO PROBLEMS ON 50 AND 80 THROUGH STOCKTON. WE’RE CLEAR THERE. NO PROBLEMS ON FIVE AND 99 WESTBOUND FOUR AND 12. JUST SOME MINOR DELAYS ON HIGHWAY FOUR. RIGHT AS YOU’RE COMING INTO DISCOVERY BAY THERE. AND THEN WESTBOUND 205, MINOR DELAYS FROM THE TOP OF THE TRACY TRIANGLE ONTO 580. IT’S A 29 MINUTE RIDE THERE, AND THE REST OF OUR ROUTES HERE IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA, NO DELAYS TO REPORT. SEND IT BACK TO YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHTY BRIAN THANK YOU. WE’LL TALKS TO STOP THE FIGHTING IN GAZA ARE REALLY HEATING UP. UP NEXT. WHAT PRESIDENT BIDEN IS URGING BOTH SIDES TO DO AND WHAT MILITARY OFFICIALS ARE DOING TO GUARD AGAINST RETALIATION FROM IRAN. AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’LL SEE ON A HIKE RIGHT IN TODAY’S EXPLORE OUTDOORS REPORT, BRIAN HICKEY DIGS UP SOME BOTANICAL