Articles Tagged With ‘pedestrian collision’




Pedestrian struck and killed in Atascadero

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in Atascadero on Friday evening. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., the vehicle hit a man on El Camino Real near the intersection with San Gabriel Road. Police officers and firefighters arrived... (Continue reading)

Driver hits pedestrian on Madonna Road in SLO, video

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver hit and seriously injured a pedestrian on Madonna Road in San Luis Obispo Thursday evening. Shortly after 7 p.m., several 911 callers reported a vehicle struck a pedestrian walking outside of a crosswalk in the... (Continue reading)

Driver hits pedestrian on Highway 1 near SLO sheriff’s office

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and injured a male pedestrian on Highway 1 near the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday morning. The pedestrian ran in front of the vehicle on southbound Highway 1 by Kansas Avenue at... (Continue reading)

SLO man struck and killed on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach

  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 hits and injures boy in Paso Robles

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and injured an 8-year-old boy who was reportedly crossing a street with a scooter Sunday evening in Paso Robles. The driver was traveling westbound on Cedarwood Drive at about 6:15 p.m. The person’s vehicle... (Continue reading)

Driver hits and kills man running on Highway 101 in Atascadero

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The driver of a pickup truck hit and killed a 25-year-old man who ran into the path of the vehicle on Highway 101 in Atascadero early Tuesday morning.  Shortly after 2 a.m., Ethan Paul Thompson, 32, was... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police searching for hit-and-run driver who killed pedestrian

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers are searching for a driver who struck and killed a pedestrian Monday evening and then fled the scene. At 8:30 p.m., a driver struck a male pedestrian near the intersection of Betteravia Road... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian struck and killed in apparent suicide in SLO

In an incident suspected to be a suicide, a 50-year-old man died after being struck by a car on Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo Thursday night. [KSBY] Shortly before 8 p.m., the man was walking close to... (Continue reading)

Two pedestrians hit by a car in Santa Maria in about 30-minute span

In a span of about 30 minutes Wednesday evening, two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle in Santa Maria. [Cal Coast Times] First, shortly before 7 p.m., a vehicle struck a pedestrian in the 300 block of W. Main Street,... (Continue reading)

What is SLO’s most dangerous intersection?

In recent years, the intersection of Santa Rosa Street and Foothill Boulevard has been the most dangerous location for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians in the city of San Luis Obispo, according to a set of rankings compiled by the Law... (Continue reading)