Open. This accident happened right before 5 30 in the middle of the afternoon commute. It turned traffic into a nightmare and seriously injured a chp officer. The afternoon traffic is bad on a good day, but now it was made worse. I had to get off the freeway. One was hoping hopefully it would die down but it didnt die down. Reporter a van swerved in front of a chp motorcycle officer traveling on the lane at 50 to 60 miles per hour. The reason, whether he made a voluntary lane change or force out by another vehicle is still being investigated. Reporter all lanes were immediately shut down allowing a medivac helicopter and transported the officer to the hospital. Unfortunately in this area there are no secondary routs. Reporter despite serious injuries, the chp officer is expected to live. They hope to learn more from the officer after speaking to him in the hospital. But right now it is too early to determine who was at fault or if anyone will be sited. We will keep working to update hi
Never spoke of suicide. Awesome. Reporter the world only knew Robin Williams as a funny man but the final report from the coroner reveals the man who was also troubled by internal demons that may have led to his suicide. Entered the bedroom to find mr. Williams clothed in a seated position unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck. Reporter its been reported williams suffered from depression and had a history of alcohol and drug abuse. Toxicology tests found no trace of Illegal Drugs or alcohol. He was diagnosed with parkinsons disease last year. The autopsy showed abnormal growths in his brain and a neurologist told kpix 5, their effects could have caused a number of symptoms including depression, anxiety and hallucinations. Williams wife told investigators he could not sleep and was experiencing an increase in his paranoia. The night before his death, he was anxious about his wristwatches and put them in a sock to give to a friend for safe keeping. She told investigators, he m
Reporter im cate caugiran live at concord bart station where a teenage boy caught on fire. Well tell you why police say it was an accident. Reporter folks in san jose sleeping a little easier this morning. An arson suspect is in jail. Im kiet do with a live report coming up. And fire danger remains high in the bay area with a red flag warning continuing this morning. The latest problem area near the San Mateo County coast. Fire started in san gregorio about 9 p. M. Last night. It is contained this morning. There were no injuries and no buildings burned. Investigators trying to find out who started the fire. Unbelievably dry conditions outside, record dry conditions and now, we have High Pressure overhead. We have seen some strong gusty winds with an offshore wind. And yeah, that is just a recipe for dangerous fire conditions. So red flag warnings are up again this morning until 8 a. M. Seeing some gusty winds over 20 Miles Per Hour across some of the mountains, even had a gust of over
11 30 they were called to the concord bus station where they found the victim on fire trying to put it out himself. They say he was working on car and had gas on his clothes and police say he was in a car with another person when one of the two of them lit a cigarette. And it was that combination the vapor from the gas on the victims clothes mixed with the lighter that caused him to catch on fire. Police say he suffered nonlife threatening injuries. We know the other person who was in the car with the victim left before Police Arrived here on the scene. Live at the concord bart station, cate caugiran, kpix 5. We have developing news about the arson fires that put san jose on edge. Kpix 5s kiet do reports, police have a suspect. Reporter the arrest happened at 8 10 p. M. Last night. The San Jose Police departments covert Response Unit went in to make the bust. Apparently, this guy was under surveillance for 24 hours. He is now booked into the Santa Clara County jail. A sketch was releas
Arsonist responsible for setting 13fires. The Surveillance Video that helped investigators crack the case. The kron 4 morning news starts right now. Fisgood morning. It is thursday, january 16th im james fletcher. Breaking news this morning, a man is in Critical Condition right now after being burned outside the concord bart station. The first a check of the weather. An enhanced concern for fire danger. The plant will die down. Were still going to look at problems for the east bay hills and the north bay mountains. Its just a chance will be as great once the wind advisory expires. As for your afternoon highs for today. Concord 67. At this 70s expected today in oakland. Centel a high of 72 degrees and 74 for those of you in sunnyvale. Looks like some spots will actually set old records. High pressure firmly in place. Thats due to our storm track well to our north. We will continue with temperatures well above average. Your 7 day around the bay shows we will be holding on to 70s for the