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Driver extricated after swerving off Cuesta Grade

Written on 2 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Emergency crews extricated a person who drove a white two-door car off the Cuesta Grade Tuesday. The driver’s current condition is unclear. [KSBY] Shortly after noon, the driver left the northbound side of Highway 101 near Mount Lowe Road, smashed... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande cross burner arrested on gun charges

Written on 26 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

One of the men convicted in the 2011 Arroyo Grande cross burning case could be heading back to prison well before the date he was scheduled to be released. Jeremiah Leo “Smurf” Hernandez returned to San Luis Obispo Superior Court... (Continue reading)

Driver has seizure, crashes into North County mobile home

Written on 26 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Paso Robles woman driving near Lake Nacimiento suffered a seizure, lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a wooden deck attached to a mobile home on Tuesday. [Tribune] Tina Marie Seebach, 46, was driving up a dirt road... (Continue reading)

Person killed in head-on crash on Highway 166

Written on 17 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

One person died following a head-on collision on Highway 166 in northern Santa Barbara County Sunday evening. The accident was the third fatal collision on Highway 166 in the last month and a half. [Tribune] At approximately 6:40 p.m., the... (Continue reading)

Deputies catch three of four thieves in North County chase

Written on 14 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Four suspects fleeing San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies in a stolen vehicle fled by foot after crashing the car in a rural Paso Robles riverbed. Several law enforcement agencies teamed up to catch the suspects, but one of the... (Continue reading)

Fleeing motorcyclist with GoPro on his head runs out of gas

Written on 11 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

With a GoPro camera presumably filming the action, a motorcyclist fled CHP officers for about 150 miles and reached speeds of up to 150 mph. The chase, which began in San Luis Obispo County, ended in southern Santa Clara County... (Continue reading)

One killed, three injured in crash near Paso Robles truck stop

Written on 3 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A 50-year-old Visalia man died and three other people were injured in a crash Friday night at the intersection of Highway 101 and Wellsona Road north of Paso Robles. The crash was the second fatal collision at the intersection this... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 101

Written on 29 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 29-year-old Nipomo man died after crashing his motorcycle on Highway 101 in Carpinteria Wednesday morning. David Jacob Franks crashed his bike while trying to ride between lanes of traffic. [KCOY] Around 7:40 a.m., Franks was riding a 2003 Suzuki... (Continue reading)

CHP conducts DUI checkpoint following Pozo Saloon concert

Written on 26 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The California Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, conducted a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint Saturday night in Santa Margarita. Authorities stopped drivers as they were leaving a concert at the Pozo Saloon. CHP... (Continue reading)

Retired CHP officer killed in Highway 41 motorcycle crash

Written on 18 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A Paso Robles resident and retired CHP officer was killed Saturday morning while riding a motorcycle on Highway 41 near the Kern County line. A pickup truck swerved into the retired officer’s lane and struck his bike head-on, killing him... (Continue reading)