A California Highway Patrol officer has died a day after he was struck by a driver while investigating a traffic collision on Interstate 80 in the Truckee area, officials said Monday.

South Rochford Road, from Rochford Road to approximately Castle Peak Road, will be closed to through traffic for reconstruction beginning July 5 until late fall of 2023.

Law enforcement received a 911 call at 8:47 pm from the hiker on July 1. The hiker, a 30-year-old male, was near Castle Peak Campground near Castle Peak Road between Hill City and Rochford.

A high-voltage cable hit a minibus on Castle Peak Road on Tuesday afternoon, after it became detached from a pylon. At about 12:30pm, a cable, five centimetres in diameter and 300-metres in length ...