A crash on San Francisco’s 19th Avenue sent one person to the hospital Thursday morning, a fire dispatcher said.The crash was reported in the area of 19th and Holloway avenues at about 5:50 a.m.One person was transported to a hospital, and the southbound lanes of 19th Avenue had to be shut down briefly, the dispatcher said. He did not have additional details on the incident. Read More

Portions of the San Mateo Bridge were closed in the middle of rush hour as emergency crews tried to assist a motorcyclist who collided with a passenger vehicle.According to the California Highway Patrol Officer Peter Van Eckhardt, two lanes of traffic heading west and one lane of traffic heading east was closed for nearly 35 minutes Wednesday evening.Calls came in to CHP around 5:30 p.m. and the accident was cleared by 6:06 p.m. Read More

A three-car, hit-and-run collision in which one vehicle was engulfed in flames exacerbated traffic delays in Oakland today during the evening commute, a California Highway Patrol officer said.One man suffered minor injuries in the crash, which was reported at about 5:30 p.m. on southbound Interstate Highway 880 north of 16th Avenue, Officer Ralph Caggiano said. Read More

Authorities in Montana say a man who had three outstanding warrants for his arrest gave officers a false name during a traffic stop — but ended up in custody anyway because that man was also wanted. Court records say that during a traffic stop, Jonothan Ray Gonsalez told police that his name was Timothy Michael Koop Jr. The officer learned a man by that name was wanted and arrested him. When Gonsalez gave his real name, a charge of issuing a false report to law enforcement was added. Read More