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Santa Cruz Car Accidents & Crashes

Santa Cruz County has recorded 1,042 traffic crashes since 2024, including 2 fatal incidents. In the last 24 hours, 4 new crashes were reported. Crash volume is highest on CA-9 and CA-17 N.

Data is sourced from the California Crash Records System (CCRS), maintained by the California Highway Patrol and updated daily, and the CA 511 live incident feed, refreshed every 15 minutes. CCRS records include party details, injury severity, vehicle information, and precise geographic coordinates.

Breakdown by type: 9 accident.

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Total Crashes
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Fatal injury reports
3
Today
Reported since midnight

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Santa Cruz Incidents 9 results

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CHP : Fire on CA-17 Northbound at Granite Creek Rd (Scotts Valley). Right shoulder affected. Expect delays.
Moderate Accident
CA-17 N 11 hours, 44 minutes ago
CHP : Residual delays on CA-17 Southbound north of Glenwood Cutoff (Scotts Valley). Right shoulder affected. Expect delays.
Moderate Accident
CA-17 S 11 hours, 59 minutes ago
CHP : Traffic Collision on CA-17 Southbound north of Glenwood Cutoff (Scotts Valley). Lane affected. Expect delays.
Moderate Accident
CA-17 S 12 hours, 14 minutes ago
CHP : Residual delays on CA-17 Northbound north of Crescent Dr (Scotts Valley). Right shoulder affected. Expect delays.
Moderate Accident
CA-17 N 15 hours, 29 minutes ago
CHP : Traffic Hazard on CA-17 Northbound south of Jarvis Rd (Scotts Valley). Left lane affected. Expect delays.
Moderate Accident
CA-17 N 2 days, 21 hours ago
CHP : Traffic Collision on CA-1 Southbound north of CA-17 N (Santa Cruz). Right shoulder affected. Expect delays.
Moderate Accident
CA-1 S 3 days, 21 hours ago
CHP : Traffic Hazard on CA-17 Southbound north of Granite Creek Rd (Scotts Valley). Right lane affected. Expect delays.
Moderate Accident
CA-17 S 4 days, 11 hours ago
CHP : Disabled bus on CA-17 Northbound north of Granite Creek Rd (Scotts Valley). 2nd lane from the left blocked. Expect delays.
Moderate Accident
CA-17 N 4 days, 22 hours ago
CHP : Disabled vehicle on CA-17 Northbound south of Jarvis Rd (Scotts Valley). 2nd lane from the left affected. Expect delays.
Moderate Accident
CA-17 N 5 days, 21 hours ago