Box truck crash reported on Interstate 5 in Lathrop
WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS AND THAT BREAKING NEWS WE’RE FOLLOWING IS OUT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY. SO RIGHT NOW CREWS ARE CLEANING UP AFTER PUTTING OUT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX FIRE. IT HAPPENED ON GARFIELD AVENUE NEAR MADISON AND AUBURN BOULEVARD, AND THAT’S WHERE KCRA 3’S MIKE TESELLE IS THIS MORNING WITH WHAT HE’S FOUND OUT SO FAR AND STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE RIGHT NOW. LET ME STEP OUT OF THE WAY, BECAUSE THIS IS THE MIDDLE OF GARFIELD AVENUE, AND YOU CAN SEE FIRE TRUCKS, ENGINES AND SUVS ALL BLOCKING ALL LANES OF GARFIELD IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN MADISON AND AUBURN BOULEVARD. RIGHT NOW, A LOT OF RESPONSE HERE FOR WHAT STARTED RIGHT AROUND 345 THIS MORNING IS A CALL OF A GRASS SLASH VEGETATION FIRE THAT QUICKLY SPREAD TO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AND GOT INTO THE ATTIC OF THE APARTMENT BEHIND THE FLASHING LIGHTS OF THIS LADDER TRUCK AND ESSENTIALLY FORCED CALLS FOR EVACUATIONS THIS MORNING, AS AT LEAST ONE OF THE TWO APARTMENTS UP THERE, WE DID SEE FIREFIGHTERS GOING IN AND OUT OF. BY THE TIME WE GOT HERE. MOST OF THE ADJOINING APARTMENTS WERE ALLOWED TO GO BACK INTO THEIR RESIDENCE. BUT THE DAMAGE DONE HERE, THE GOOD NEWS HERE, IN FACT, METRO FIRE SAYS FIRE CREWS WERE VERY EFFICIENT BEING ABLE TO KNOCK DOWN THIS FIRE QUICKLY, KEEP IT FROM SPREADING AND KEEP IT UP IN THAT ATTIC INSTEAD OF REALLY GETTING TO A PLACE WHERE IT COULD THREATEN PEOPLE. IN FACT, THEY CONFIRM NO ONE INJURED IN THIS FIRE. BUT RIGHT NOW, STILL A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE TO MAKE SURE THERE’S NO HOTSPOTS AS WELL AS INVESTIGATE ANY STRUCTURES HERE TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE STILL SOUND FOR PEOPLE TO STAY IN. SO STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE HERE. THE BOTTOM LINE IS IF YOUR MORNING COMMUTE TAKES YOU ON GARFIELD IN EITHER DIRECTION HERE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO FIND A DETOUR, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GET THROUGH HERE WITH ALL THIS FIRE APPARATUS. STILL, TO CLEAR THIS SCENE, LIVE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. MIKE TESELLE KCRA THREE NEWS. THANKS, MIKE, AND TO GET ALL OF THE LATEST UPDATES ON BREAKING NEWS LIKE THIS STORY, BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR KCRA THREE APP AND TURN ON THOSE PUSH NOTIFICATIONS TO GET ALERTS SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE. LET’S TALK WEATHER NOW. ON THIS FRIDAY MORNING, IT’S 502. A FILLY IS JOINING US IN FOR TAMARA THIS MORNING WITH OUR FORECAST AND NICE CRISP START OUT THERE. YEAH. AND WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A REALLY NICE FRIDAY. A LITTLE BIT WARMER THAN YESTERDAY BUT NOTHING THAT WE CAN’T HANDLE. WALKING OUT RIGHT NOW TO MID 50S AND SACRAMENTO AND STOCKTON THE FOOTHILLS A LITTLE WARMER IN THE MID 60S WITH TRUCKEE IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE IN THE LOW 40S. WE’RE ACTUALLY DOING NOT TOO BAD FROM YESTERDAY. SIMILAR VALUES, MAYBE SOME SPOTS ARE A COUPLE DEGREES COOLER. AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IS BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE THAT WIND TO COOL US DOWN. SO AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR REST OF THE DAY, THAT WIND IS GOING TO REMAIN LIGHT AND THE HEAT WILL COME IN AND TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID 90S TODAY. BUT THAT DELTA BREEZE WILL MOVE IN LATER ON THIS EVENING TO COOL US DOWN FOR THE NIGHT. 93 DEGREES IN THE VALLEY. IT’S GOING TO BE HOT. FOOTHILLS WARMING TO 87 DEGREES IN THE SIERRA. YOU HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 80 DEGREES. TODAY. WE’LL BREAK DOWN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD NUMBERS COMING UP. FOR NOW, LET’S GET AN EARLY CHECK OF TRAFFIC WITH ERIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AMELIA. AND IT’S LOOKING GREAT OUT THERE. ACTUALLY, YOU’RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT THE YOLO CAUSEWAY ACTUALLY QUITE BUSY FOR A FRIDAY. PEOPLE MUST NEED TO BE IN THE OFFICE. SACRAMENTO MOVING AT THE LIMIT. LIKE MIKE TESELLE SAID OVER IN OVER. THERE IS A TRAFFIC CONTROL AREA WITH CHP ON GARFIELD AVENUE. SO JUST BE AWARE IF THAT’S IN YOUR COMMUTE. THAT’S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF. DOWN 99 AND FIVE DOING WELL, YOU’RE SEEING A LITTLE BLIP ON THE RADAR RIGHT THERE. THAT’S JUST CONSTRUCTION DETAIL. THERE IS NO WRECK IN THAT AREA. STOCKTON DOING BEAUTIFULLY. TRACY IS A LITTLE SLOW. THERE ARE NO INCIDENTS. TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR DRIVE TIMES. THESE ARE FROM THE VALLEY INTO THE BAY, FULLY IN THE GREEN. AND THEN SACRAMENTO IS A FULL MATTER ON THE GREEN. DEIRDRE. MELANIE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SACRAMENTO COUNTY SAYS IT’S GOING TO BE USING DRONES TO FIND ENCAMPMENTS AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, SPECIFICALLY THOSE WHO ARE ON PROBATION. THIS WEEK, THE COUNTY’S PROBATION OFFICE GOT APPROVAL TO BUY THE DRONES. OFFICIALS SAY IT’S A WAY TO REMOVE BARRIERS AND SERVE HARD TO REACH COMMUNITIES. THE DRONES WILL BE USED TO LOCATE ENCAMPMENTS IN AREAS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS ON FOOT OR BY VEHICLE, BUT THE TACTIC IS GETTING MIXED REACTION. IT’S A NONINVASIVE WAY. I THINK IT’S A VERY MUCH AN ENCROACHMENT ON PEOPLE’S PRIVACY. NOW WE REACHED OUT TO THE SACRAMENTO HOMELESS UNION AND IN A STATEMENT, THE HOMELESS ADVOCACY GROUP SAID USING DRONES TO MONITOR AND APPROACH UNHOUSED RESIDENTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE SIMPLY TRYING TO GET BY, SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE THE COUNTY WOULD RATHER INVEST IN SURVEILLANCE THAN IN REAL SOLUTIONS LIKE HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES. MEANWHILE, THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS PUBLISHED A DRONE POLICY ON ITS WEBSITE, WHICH FOLLOWS FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL RULES IN REGARD TO THEIR USE. OFFICIALS SAY THESE DRONES WILL ALSO BE USED AS A WAY TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO UNHOUSED RESIDENTS, WHETHER OR NOT THEY’RE ON PROBATION. THE COUNTY IS LOOKING INTO FUNDING AND GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE THE DRONES, SO THERE’S NO TIMELINE AS TO WHEN THEY WILL BE OPERATING. NOW FOR A LIVE LOOK AT OUR STATE CAPITOL. FROM PROPOSED WORKER SURVEILLANCE RULES TO INCREASE PAY FOR INCARCERATED FIREFIGHTERS, SEVERAL CALIFORNIA BILLS HAVE CLEARED THE HALFWAY POINT IN BECOMING LAW, AND CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS ARE UP AGAINST A KEY DEADLINE TODAY. BILLS THAT ARE REWRITTEN IN THE ASSEMBLY NOW HEAD TO THE SENATE, AND THEN SENATE BILLS HEAD TO THE ASSEMBLY TO BE CONSIDERED. THEY FINALIZED THE BILLS THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD IN A SESSION LAST NIGHT, AND THAT INCLUDES AB 84. THAT’S THE ONE THAT WOULD PUT MORE OVERSIGHT AND COULD CUT FUNDING TO CHARTER AND HOMESCHOOL PROGRAMS. AB 1331 WOULD SET SOME NEW LIMITS ON EMPLOYEE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES THAT WORKPLACES USE TO TRACK WORKERS AND AB 1454 WOULD RAMP UP THE STATE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE CHILDHOOD READING LEVELS. NOW, ALL OF THOSE PROPOSALS HEAD TO THE STATE SENATE. THAT BARELY SCRATCHES THE SURFACE. HOWEVER, BILLS THAT HAVE MADE IT TO THE HALFWAY POINT. WE HAVE A HUGE LIST ON OUR WEBSITE RIGHT NOW. IF YOU’D LIKE TO GO CHECK THAT OUT, IT’S AT KCRA.COM. WELL, CAL OSHA IS RAMPING UP EFFORTS TO KEEP WORKERS SAFE FROM THE SUMMER HEAT, EVEN WHEN THE SUN ISN’T SHINING. THEY JUST LAUNCHED A NEW AGRICULTURAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT TO PREVENT HEAT ILLNESSES IN WORKERS. AND IT COMES AS SOME AG EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS ARE ADJUSTING WORKER SCHEDULES BY SHIFTING THE START TIMES AT NIGHT OR IN THE EARLY MORNING. AND CAL OSHA IS NOW BEGINNING NIGHT INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE WORKER SAFETY AROUND THE CLOCK. AND IT’S CHECKING TO SEE IF WORKERS HAVE PROPER LIGHTING, HIGH VISIBILITY CLOTHING, AND ACCESS TO HEAT SAFETY ESSENTIALS. HAPPENING RIGHT NOW A WATER EMERGENCY IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. CENTURY OLD WATER PUMPS ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF REPAIRS, BUT THE PARTS NEEDED ARE NO LONGER BEING MADE. SO THAT’S PUT THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF FARMLAND AT RISK. NOW, THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT THAT MANAGES THE PUMP STATION IS CALLING ON FEDERAL AND STATE HELP. AND WE’VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. UNFORTUNATELY, WE’RE NOT WORKING QUICKLY ENOUGH. WE HAVE EMERGENCIES ON TOP OF EMERGENCIES. RIGHT NOW. THIS IS FOOD SECURITY. THESE ARE OUR FARMERS. THESE ARE OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS IS AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. TOGETHER WE CAN WORK TO WE CAN FIND SOLUTIONS TO MAKE EVERYBODY WHOLE AND DO IT. COST EFFECTIVELY. THE WATER DISTRICT SAYS ONCE IT SECURES MORE MONEY, IT COULD TAKE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS TO BUILD 73MI OF LAND IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, TAKEN FROM THE YUROK TRIBE DURING THE GOLD RUSH, HAS NOW BEEN RETURNED. IT’S BEING CALLED THE LARGEST LAND BACK DEAL IN THE STATE’S HISTORY. THE 47,000 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND IS NEAR THE KLAMATH RIVER AND INCLUDES RIVER TRIBUTARIES, SALMON HABITAT, AND AREAS OF CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE TRIBE. THE TRIBE SPENT 23 YEARS AND MORE THAN $56 MILLION. IN AN EFFORT TO RECLAIM THAT LAND, THE UNITED STATES TOOK CONTROL OF 90% OF YUROK LAND DURING THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH, WHICH LASTED FROM 1848 TO 1855. THIS WEEKEND, THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL IS LAUNCHING ANOTHER STATEWIDE MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT PERIOD, AND THEY’RE CALLING THIS LATEST ENFORCEMENT PERIOD THE PUMP THE BRAKES CAMPAIGN. THEY SAY SPEEDING FACTORS IN THE NEARLY 30% OF ALL CRASHES STATEWIDE. AND THAT’S WHY STARTING TOMORROW MORNING AT SIX, CHP OFFICERS ARE GOING TO BE OUT THERE ON THE ROADS IN FULL FORCE, LOOKING FOR PEOPLE DRIVING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. THE MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT PERIOD WILL WRAP UP JUST BEFORE 6:00 SUNDAY MORNING. GOT AN ALERT FOR ANYBODY WHO’S GOING TO BE DRIVING IN THE DELTA, THE FIFTH OF SIX 56 HOUR CLOSURES OF THE RIO VISTA BRIDGE HAPPENS THIS WEEKEND. THAT MEANS HIGHWAY 12 IS SHUTTING DOWN. NO QUICK WAY AROUND IT. SO YOU GOT TO GO ANOTHER WAY OR DON’T GO AT ALL. IT STARTS TONIGHT AT 11, REOPENS BY 5 A.M. ON MONDAY. AND THIS IS ALL PART OF THE $27 MILLION PROJECT TO MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS ON THE BRIDGE. THE FINAL ONE CLOSURE WILL BE HAPPENING IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. SO THAT’S A TRICKY ONE. IT’S LIKE YOU SAID, PLAN AHEAD OR PLAN ON NOT PLAN ON NOT DOING IT. TYPICALLY A BETTER ONE IF YOU CAN, WHICH I KNOW IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR EVERYBODY. YEAH. AT 509 LET’S GET ANOTHER CHECK OF WEATHER AND TRAFFIC. OPHELIA YOUNG STARTS OUR WEATHER SNAPSHOT. YEAH. THANK YOU MELANIE. IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT FRIDAY. GOT SOME GREAT WEATHER TO END YOUR WORKWEEK. CAN TELL IT’S GOING TO BE A NICE ONE STEPPING OUT. IT’S COOL RIGHT NOW. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 50S IN SACRAMENTO AND STOCKTON MODESTO AT 57 DEGREES AND FAIRFIELD AT 55. THEY’VE GOT THAT DELTA BREEZE TO ABOUT 20MPH. BUT I THINK THAT SHOULD TAPER OFF OVER THE COURSE OF THIS MORNING. AS FOR THE FOOTHILLS SITTING 5 TO 10 DEGREES WARMER WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 60S, COLUMBIA A LITTLE BEHIND IN THE UPPER 50S WITH LIGHT WINDS. RIGHT NOW, AS YOU CAN TELL, WE’RE GETTING A BLUE TINT TO OUR SKY AS OUR SUN WAKES UP. IT RISES IN ABOUT A HALF HOUR. WE’RE GOING TO BE UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY. THERE IS A PRETTY THICK MARINE LAYER AS WE LOOK OUT WEST, AND THAT IS BECAUSE AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SITTING IN THE PACIFIC, AND SOMETIMES THAT DOES BRING IN A PRETTY LOW STRATUS CLOUDS TO THE WEST COAST AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BEING SWUNG DOWN BY THE CIRCULATION OF THAT HIGH. WE HAVE A FEW STORMS THAT ARE LINGERING FROM YESTERDAY’S STORMY DAY IN THE SOUTHWEST, AND TODAY THOSE STORMS ARE GOING TO RIDE A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH, SO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN LAKE TAHOE AND YOSEMITE. TEMPERATURES IN THE SIERRA WARMING INTO THE LOW TO UPPER 80S IN THE FOOTHILLS. WE HAVE MID 80S WITH TEMPERATURES NICE AND TOASTY UNDER THE SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. DELTA IN THE BAY AREA WILL BE WARM THIS FRIDAY WITH SAN FRANCISCO UPWARDS OF 68 DEGREES. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY IN THE LOW TO MID 90S. TODAY UNDER SUNNY SKIES, LIGHT WINDS AND GREAT FRIDAY IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AS WELL, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S. VACAVILLE AT 88 DEGREES. PLENTY OF SUN TODAY, EVEN WARMER AS WE EYE THE WEEKEND THAT FORECAST UP AHEAD. LET’S GO OVER TO ERIN FOR A QUICK CHECK OF TRAFFIC. THANKS SO MUCH. WE’RE STARTING WITH A LIVE LOOK ON HIGHWAY 50 AT 28TH STREET, MOVING SO BEAUTIFULLY THIS MORNING. SACRAMENTO IN THE DISTANCE LOOKING GREAT. ALL OF SACRAMENTO REALLY. YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING IN THE GREEN AND MOVING AT THE LIMIT THIS MORNING AGAIN MIKE TESELLE IS AT THAT FIRE AND THERE IS TRAFFIC CONTROL IN NORTH HIGHLANDS ONLY ON GARFIELD AVENUE. SO NOTE THAT THERE’S ONLY ONE LITTLE BLIP ON THE RADAR THROUGH STOCKTON DOWN THE I-5 CORRIDOR. THAT’S CONSTRUCTION DETAIL. THERE’S NO INCIDENT THERE. STOCKTON DOING WELL. TRACY TRIANGLE A LITTLE PAINFUL THIS MORNING. NO INCIDENT. JUST PEOPLE HEADED SOMEWHERE. SOMEWHERE NICE. MAYBE. TAKE A LOOK. SO THIS JUST CHANGED 26 MINUTES RIGHT NOW. 205 TO 680. EVERYBODY ELSE FROM THE VALLEY INTO THE BAY IS IN THE GREEN. AND SACRAMENTO REMAINING IN THE GREEN. DEIRDRE. MELANIE. THANK YOU. IT IS 512 NOW. AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE PRESIDENT’S SO-CALLED BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL IS LOSING SOME MOMENTUM. I’M AMY LOO AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE ERODING SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S BIG AGENDA. BILL. PLUS, ONE ISSUE. EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO GET BEHIND IS UNITING WASHINGTON AND LAWMAKERS AS WELL. UP NEXT, THE BIPARTISAN EFFORTS THAT ARE UNDERWAY TO SUPPORT SHELTER ANIMALS ACROS
Box truck crash reported on Interstate 5 in Lathrop
Updated: 8:58 PM PDT Jun 6, 2025
A major traffic delay was reported Friday morning after a box truck crashed in Lathrop, California Highway Patrol logs show.CHP was dispatched around 5:15 a.m. to southbound Interstate 5 near the off-ramp for Manthey Road.It was unclear what caused the crash or if anyone was injured. An estimated 40 gallons of diesel fuel reportedly leaked into a nearby river. See our live traffic map for updates.This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
A major traffic delay was reported Friday morning after a box truck crashed in Lathrop, California Highway Patrol logs show.
CHP was dispatched around 5:15 a.m. to southbound Interstate 5 near the off-ramp for Manthey Road.
It was unclear what caused the crash or if anyone was injured. An estimated 40 gallons of diesel fuel reportedly leaked into a nearby river.
See our live traffic map for updates.
This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.
See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.
If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.
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