Articles Tagged With ‘California Highway Patrol (CHP)’




Victim of crash near Nacimiento Lake identified

A man who died in a fiery crash near Nacimiento Lake early Saturday morning has been identified as 22-year-old Richmond Corrales Eskridge. Eskridge was a resident of Big Sur. He lost control of his Ford pickup sometime between midnight and... (Continue reading)

SLO man identified as deceased motorcyclist

The California Highway Patrol has identified the man who died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 101 Sunday evening as 35-year-old San Luis Obispo resident Victor Hugo Padilla-Diaz. [KSBY] Shortly after 6 p.m., Padilla-Diaz lost control of his motorcycle while... (Continue reading)

Two men die in weekend crashes in SLO County

A Big Sur man died in fiery crash outside of Paso Robles early Saturday morning, and a motorcyclist died in a crash Sunday evening on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo. Sometime between midnight and 5 a.m. on Saturday, CHP... (Continue reading)

Driver in North County crash charged with manslaughter

A semi-truck driver who was involved in a Christmas eve crash that killed four people is accused of vehicular manslaughter, even though the driver with whom he collided was allegedly under the influence of drugs at the time. [Tribune] The... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian killed on Highway 101 in Nipomo identified

More than a month following the fatal accident the California Highway Patrol has identified 31-year-old Richard Cruz as the pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run on Highway 101 in Nipomo. [KSBY] Cruz was from Mexico, but his last known address was... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed in Templeton crash

An Arizona man died Thursday morning after being ejected from a motorcycle that collided with a semi-truck on Highway 46 near Vineyard Drive in Templeton. Shortly after 10 a.m., the semi-truck, which was headed west on Highway 46, slowed to... (Continue reading)

Cambria siblings killed in crash, driver was victim’s boyfriend

A 20-year-old woman and her 11-year-old brother died in a crash Tuesday afternoon in which the woman’s longterm boyfriend plunged a pickup more than 200 feet off a cliff adjacent to Highway 46 West. [KSBY] Patience Robbins, 20, and William... (Continue reading)

Cambria woman and boy killed in crash

A boy and a 20-year-old woman, both residents of Cambria, died Tuesday afternoon when a pickup truck plunged 300 feet off a cliff adjacent to Highway 46 West. [KSBY] The crash occurred eight miles east of Highway 1. A 22-year-old... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman injured in rollover crash

A Paso Robles woman suffered major injuries Sunday morning after she lost control of her car and crashed on U.S. Highway 101 in San Miguel, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly before 3 a.m., Blanca Renteria, 24, was heading... (Continue reading)

One killed, five injured in crash near Lompoc

One person died and five people suffered injuries during a crash near Lompoc early Friday morning. The two-car collision occurred at Highway 1 and Jalama Road, according the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. One person suffered major injuries in the... (Continue reading)