{"id":3009,"date":"2026-05-22T20:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/bear-killed-on-westbound-interstate-80-in-truckee-after-being-struck-chp-says-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T20:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:05:23","slug":"bear-killed-on-westbound-interstate-80-in-truckee-after-being-struck-chp-says-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/bear-killed-on-westbound-interstate-80-in-truckee-after-being-struck-chp-says-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bear killed on westbound Interstate 80 in Truckee after being struck, CHP says"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A car fatally struck a bear in a collision Friday morning on Interstate 80 near Truckee, but driver and passengers escaped injury, California Highway Patrol dispatchers said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/sacramento-jury-convicts-man-in-deadly-2022-franklin-boulevard-bar-shooting\/\">Sacramento jury convicts man in deadly 2022 Franklin Boulevard bar shooting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The car struck the animal about 7:30 a.m. on westbound I-80 near the central Truckee offramp, according to dispatch logs. The bear was killed in the collision. The driver was able to pull over to the shoulder and call for help.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/sacramento-area-memorial-day-weekend-forecast-brings-cooler-air-some-wildfire-risk\/\">Sacramento-area Memorial Day weekend forecast brings cooler air, some wildfire risk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Emergency responders briefly stopped westbound traffic to remove the bear, estimated to be at least 200 pounds, from the interstate. Those inside the car were uninjured, but the vehicle sustained front-end damage from the force of the collision, the CHP said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/sacramento-city-unified-advances-nearly-100-layoffs-as-budget-crisis-deepens\/\">Sacramento City Unified advances nearly 100 layoffs as budget crisis deepens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 22, 2026 at 10:35 AM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bear was killed Friday morning after a vehicle struck it on westbound Interstate 80 near Truckee, briefly stopping traffic, CHP said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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