Truck driver spent Christmas Eve stuck in a snowstorm after ignoring signs, following GPS, California troopers say

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) assisted a semi truck driver who became stuck on a closed road in rural Sierra County on Christmas Eve.

On December 24, 2025, a trooper with CHP’s Grass Valley Division responded to a closed road in a “very rural area of Sierra County to assist a Semi-Truck driver who chose to ignore the signs and follow his GPS” during a snowstorm.

CHP said that the driver was fortunate to have “warm clothes, food, water, plenty of fuel, and help on their way.”

Troopers offered the following advice for drivers to help them avoid getting stuck this winter:…

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