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DUI driver goes wrong way on Cuesta Grade, leads CHP on hours-long chase

Written on 28 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated driver traveled up and down the Cuesta Grade in the wrong direction Saturday night, prior to heading over to the right side of Highway 101 and leading CHP officers on an approximately two-hour, 45-minute... (Continue reading)

Three people hospitalized after Templeton crash

Written on 28 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A two-car collision in Templeton Sunday evening sent two adults and one juveniles to local hospitals.  The vehicles collided on S. Main Street near 8th Street at about 8 p.m. Firefighters extricated a person who was trapped... (Continue reading)

SLO man struck and killed on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach

Written on 25 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a 61-year-old San Luis Obispo man who attempted to run across Highway 101 in Pismo Beach Thursday night, according to the CHP. Mikaela Torres, a 23-year-old from Carpinteria, was driving a... (Continue reading)

Driver taken to hospital after Highway 101 crash in SLO

Written on 11 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two cars collided on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo Thursday evening, resulting in responders transporting one person to the hospital. At about 5:30 p.m., the vehicles crashed on southbound Highway 101 near Los Osos Valley Road.... (Continue reading)

Elderly Templeton man dies in motorcycle crash

Written on 11 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 71-year-old Templeton man died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 41 between Shandon and Creston on Thursday.  Joseph Haga was riding a 2020 Yamaha MT10 motorcycle southbound on Highway 41 at approximately 12:15 p.m. While traveling... (Continue reading)

Vehicles slam into cows on Highway 46

Written on 7 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Multiple vehicles, including a semi-truck, crashed into cows that were reportedly running across Highway 46 near the Cholame “Y” on Tuesday night.  Shortly after 9 p.m., a caller reported a white Toyota RAV4 hit a cow on... (Continue reading)

Motorcycle crash on Highway 101 in Atascadero injures two riders

Written on 3 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A motorcyclist and his passenger suffered injuries after crashing and being thrown off their bike on Highway 101 in Atascadero Thursday night. [Tribune] Jeffery Briggs, 37, was riding a 1998 Harley Davidson southbound on Highway 101 at... (Continue reading)

Man killed in crash on Highway 46 at Cholame ‘Y’

Written on 31 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Northern California man was killed in a crash at the Cholame “Y” in northeastern San Luis Obispo County Tuesday evening.  Shortly after 7 p.m., Kayleigh Pearson, 37, of Hanford was driving a 2021 Ford Explorer eastbound... (Continue reading)

Carjacking suspect leads officers on chase from Santa Maria to SLO

Written on 19 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN CHP officers arrested a carjacking suspect who led authorities on a chase from Santa Maria to San Luis Obispo on Thursday.  Ricardo Tapiamedrano, 35, is currently in San Luis Obispo County Jail on felony charges of driving... (Continue reading)

Elderly man killed in ATV crash near Lopez Lake

Written on 12 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An elderly man died in an ATV crash several miles east of Lopez Lake on Wednesday. [Tribune] Shortly before 4 p.m., the man was riding in the Hi Mountain Road area. His ATV went off the road,... (Continue reading)