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Teen struck and killed by SLO County animal control truck identified

March 2, 2026

By JOSH FRIEDMAN

The California Highway Patrol has identified the pedestrian struck and killed by a San Luis Obispo County Animal Services vehicle last week as 18-year-old Brooklyn Gutierrez.

Shortly after 4 p.m. on Feb. 25, the truck hit Gutierrez as she tried to cross Orcutt Road near La Lomita Way just outside the city of San Luis Obispo. The teen, who lived in the area, died at the scene.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

 


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What about the name of the person driving? Or if police conducted any sobriety test? They shouldn’t be treated any differently just because their a county employee. It wasn’t that long ago the Paso principal showed up to school drunk.


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Was the” Dog Cop” on ” they / them ” phone while driving ? BB , your commit makes sense to me . Don’t get the dislikes .


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There’s nearly 3/4 mile of clearly seen, straight road in both directions at La Lomita (basically a private drive), that, had the “victim” looked both ways, would have easily, and from long distance, seen ANY vehicle movement, and waited for it to pass by.


We can only presume she was out to get the mail, and crossed as the truck drove by.


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