CHP REPORT: On August 28 at approx. 12:15 a.m., Russel W. Cohen, 67 of Reno, NV was driving a Sea Breez motor home in Portola, westbound on SR-70 west of West Sierra Ave. Cohen related he removed his eyes from the roadway to look at a fire and allowed his vehicle to drift to the right onto the north shoulder of SR-70. The right side of Cohen’s vehicle collided with the driver side mirror of the parked Caltrans pickup. There were no injuries. On August 28 at approximately 8:40 p.m. Sue Cahill of Quincy was driving a white 1997 Honda Accord eastbound in the number two lane of State Route 70 approaching Mill Creek Road. Richard Cahill was a passenger. At the same time, Sara Vanpetten of Quincy was driving a silver 2004 Honda Civic eastbound in the number two lane approaching Mill Creek Road directly behind the Honda Accord. Sara Vanpetten was driving the Honda Civic at a speed greater than Sue Cahill in the lane ahead of her vehicle. Sare Vanpetten allowed dthe front of the Honda Civic to collide with the back of the Honda Accord. An officer from CHP Quincy Area office arrived on scene to conduct an investigation during which he determined Sara Vanpetten was driving while under the influence of Alcohol and caused the collision resulting in visible injuries to herself and complaint of pain injuries to both parties in the Honda Accord. Sara Vanpetten was placed under arrest at the collision scene for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, causing injuries. She was booked into Plumas County Jail in Quincy after receiving medical assistance at Plumas District Hospital. On August 29, at about 3:37 p.m., Evan Leal, 17 of Portola was driving a 2003 Dodge eastbound on Graeagle Johnsville Rd. at a stated speed of 55 mph. West of Poplar Valley Rd. as the vehicle drove through a right hand curve, Leal stated the steering of the Dodge malfunctioned and he was unable to control the vehicle. He was able to slow the vehicle but the vehicle left the north edge of the roadway and traveled down the north shoulder up the north dirt and rock embankment and overturned, coming to rest on its left side. Two passengers, Matthew Heffron, 17 and Brandon McGarity, 16, both of Portola, were able to exit the vehicle through the passenger side rear door with the assistance of passing motorists. Leal was removed from the vehicle by fire personnel. He was transported to Renown Medical Center by Care Flight for precautionary reasons and later released without injury. All occupants were wearing safety belts at the time of the collision and there were no injuries. On August 30, at 9:43 a.m. T. Wooldridge, 56 of Reno, NV was turning left from SR-70 onto SR-89 southbound. B. Grant, 38, of Quincy was traveling straight on SR-70 through SR-89. Wooldridge turned left directly in front of Grant and the two cars nearly collided. Grant swerved right to avoid the collision and entered the dirt shoulder. Grant’s vehicle lost control in the dirt and flipped onto its left side. All four occupants in Grant’s car sustained injuries. Wooldridge returned to scene and all parties waited for CHP assistance. On August 30, at 5:40 p.m., Michael Griffis, 64 of Gilroy, CA and his passenger had pulled into a gravel area on the west side of SR-89 in their 2011 Jeep with the intent of making a U-turn and returning to Sierraville. Richelle Kirk, 16 of Truckee, was traveling southbound on SR-89 in her 2000 Subaru, approaching Griffis’ location and Griffis began to make a U-turn and entered the southbound lane as Kirk was approaching southbound on SR-89. A collision was unavoidable as the right front of the Subaru and the front of the Jeep collided within the southbound lane. No injuries were reported and all involved parties were wearing safety belts at the time. On August 30, at 11:49 p.m.,James M. West, 50, of Dunsmuir, CA was traveling northbound on SR-89 in his 1976 Ford F100 pickup while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. West allowed his truck to leave the roadway where it entered a drainage ditch on the east side. The front of the truck impacted a wood forest service sign and came to rest. West was contacted by Sierra County Sheriff Deputy Sanchez approximately one minute after the collision and CHP responded to investigate the collision. West received minor injuries and was subsequently arrested for DUI.