Single Car rollover Pool Station and 4

At approximately 11:23 am this morning a report of a single car accident with possible injuries toned out on Hw4 near Pool Station. Emergency crews responded to a single car rollover.
It is unknown if injuries were sustained.

Accident at 120 and 49

Emergency crews are on scene at an accident at 120 and 49.
Use caution if in the area.

Thank you Deb Elson for photos.

CHP staging in Copper - non injury accident

At approximately 1:00 pm on 9-7-14 a call of a vehicle accident on Hunt Road and Hwy 4 was toned out. Soon thereafter apparently calls came in of a vehicle running on a rim in the vicinity of O'Byrnes Ferry rd and hwy 4.
According Sgt Cocaine, the CHP incident commander on scene at the staging across from the Kwik Serve, the vehicle from the non injury accident on Hunt and 4 and the vehicle operating on a rim were one in the same.
The driver and vehicle were located in one of the circles off of Feather Drive.

Vehicle Accident Hunt Rd and Hwy 4

7:31 6-20-14
2 vehicle accident Hwy 4 and Hunt Rd. Emergency crews responding.

Update:
7:42
2 persons, ambulance responding, extrication needed.
SUV/truck towing travel trailer possible rollover.
New location Hwy 4 west of Hunt Road.

Update:
8:22
tow truck en route

Vehicle accident reported O'Byrnes Ferry and Copper Cove

Update: 6-16-14 1:18 pm
Tractor trailer, tractor tipped over trailer upright. Location between Lake Tulloch Resort and O'Byrnes Ferry bridge.
Crews in scene.
A vehicle accident has been reported at O'Byrnes Ferry and Copper Cove Drive.
Emergency crews responding. Please use caution if in the area.

Single vehicle accident Hwy 4 and Hunt rd

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Possible Accident Near O'Byrnes Ferry Bridge

A report of a possible accident near the Lake Tulloch Lodge on O'Byrnes Ferry road has toned out.
Emergency response personnel are en route.
Please use caution if in the area.

11:16 CHP update - non injury just South of Poker Flat.
11:22 amended update - overturned vehicle - chest pains - medi flight requested

Possible vehicle accident Hwy 4 Stallion Way

Update:
2-10-14 8:53
CHP reports red vw bug vs blue truck just past Pool Station on Hwy 4. Both vehicle occupants out of cars, tow on the way for vw.
2-10-14 8:41 am
A report of a possible vehicle accident Hwy 4 and Stallion Way has toned out. Emergency crews responding. Use caution if in the area.

Possible person down Hunt Road and Hwy 4

1-27-14 5:19 pm 
Call of a person down on Hwy 4 and Hunt Rd.
Emergency crews responding. Use caution if in the area.

Possible vehicle accident Hwy 4 and O'Byrnes

Update: 7:09
2 ambulances requested, two patients for transport.
Update: 7:05 1-27-14
Vehicle off road on its side, O'Byrnes Ferry Road cross of Hwy 4.
1-27-14 7:00 am
A vehicle accident has been reported on O'Byrnes Ferry and Hwy 4. Emergency crews responding. Please use caution if in the area.

Possible Vehicle accident hwy 4 county line

A possible vehicle accident was toned out at approximately 2:20 pm 1-24-14 on Hwy 4 near the county line. Emergency crews responding. Use caution if in the area.

Vehicle Collision on O'Byrnes - life flight one person

A vehicle rear end collision occurred on O'Byrnes and Copper Cove Drive 1-19-14 at approximately 3:00 pm involving two cars. The occupant of the rear vehicle was life flighted.
Lanes still one way traffic. Use caution if in the area.
Accident under investigation.

For more pictures CLICK HERE

Update on Copper Cove head on 10-8-13

The collision was at 12:10 and involved 2 vehicles.  Minor injuries to 3 people, no one was transported.  The road was closed for approximately 30 minutes due to the vehicles being disabled.

Laurence Kay (76) from Sausalito, was driving w/b on Copper Cove Drive w/of Salmon Road

Jerry Bulman (47) from Copperopolis, was driving e/b on Copper Cove Driver, approaching Mr. Kay.

Mr. Kay possible fell asleep and drifted into the opposing lane, going head-on with Mr. Bulman.

 

Head on blocking Copper Cove Drive

At 12:21 a head on collision involving two vehicles was called in on Copper Cove Drive and Cheyenne.
Emergency crews on scene. Copper Cove closed.
Please use alternate route.

Bob is home!

After 46 days in the hospital Bob Fergus is HOME!

Bob's life companion and best friend Cindi Bent was ecstatic at his return home. "He is home! Thanks again to our guys at Copper Fire, Bob made it down the ramp and into the house. It feels so good to have him here where I know he will receive nothing but the best care that he deserves so he can make a full recovery." 

After a near fatal accident on Copper Cove Drive on 3-18-12 and a hour long vehicle extrication Bob Fergus was medi flighted to a hospital where he underwent multiple surgeries. His injuries included: left leg broken in 5 places, right leg broken in 2 places, broken hip, broken left arm and 2 broken wrists and a punctured lung.  Though frightened of what the immediate future may have held, Cindi said, "We can't begin to express our thanks to all the people involved with his rescue. The men and boys out there helped save him." 

 

For photos of the extrication click HERE

Vehicle Accident Hwy 4

At approximately 10:02 pm 3-29-12 a call came out of a vehicle collision Hwy 4 and Poole Station. Within minutes the call was updated to car fully engulfed. Copper Fire responded, as well as Sheriff and Highway Patrol.

The accident was single occupant - driver taken from the scene by ambulance. The name of the driver is not being released at this time and the cause of the accident is under investigation.

Update on condition of driver re:Copper Cove vehicle accident

The following is an update on the condition of  47 year old Bob Fergus submitted by a family member.

"He is very very lucky to be alive and actually the medical staff are impressed with his condition. He does have a left leg broken in 5 places, right leg broken in 2 places, broken hip, broken left arm and 2 broken wrists he also has a punctured lung. He does not have any damage to internal organs (besides the lung) which is great news. He is stable but does have several surgeries ahead of him. Today at 11 he will have repairs to his arms and other leg. Then Friday he will have his wounds closed - they are worried about infection. He is kept sedated and intabated because his wounds are very severe and they want his body to heal. They did say he could be there for many weeks if not months and then he will have to go to a rehab facility. We can't begin to express our thanks to all the people involved with his rescue. The men and boys out there helped save him."

Click here for link to article on vehicle accident.

CHP releases crash victims name

The CHP reports that the driver of the car that was involved in the Copper Cove vehicle accident on 3-18-12, 'auto over embankment', is 47-year-old Robert Fergus. According to the report, Fergus lost control while driving his a 1984 Porsche, causing the vehicle to go over the embankment and knock down a power pole.

For pictures of the accident and previous article click here

Vehicle Over Embankment Copper Cove Drive

At approximately 11:30 am 3-18-12 a call came out of a vehicle rollover on Copper Cove Drive between Quiver and Sawmill. The accident was a solo vehicle accident. The single occupant vehicle went over an embankment, knocking down a PG&E power pole, landing partially in the creek. Copper Cove Drive was initially closed to one lane traffic, but soon closed in both directions.

The driver, a male, received major injuries and was medi flighted to a local hospital for further care.
The driver's name is not being released at this time and the cause of the accident is under investigation.
According to CHP a press release will be issued 3-19-12.

For more pictures CLICK HERE

Roll Over on O'Byrnes

At approximately 11:00 am 1-1-12 a car was involved in a rollover on O'Byrnes Ferry road just outside the Sierra Conservation entrance. The roll-over trapped three persons in the overturned vehicle. The car was headed to Copperopolis to attend Church of the Harvest services.
Multiple citizens stopped to assist the injured and trapped managing to extract one passenger from the rear of the vehicle. Both the driver and the front passenger were trapped.
Agencies from the Conservation Center, Highway Patrol and local fire agencies responded. All three within the vehicle were transported via ambulance to nearby hospitals. The driver of another vehicle that was involved, investigation still pending, was also treated by Paramedics.