Articles Tagged With ‘California Highway Patrol (CHP)’




Two individuals killed in Highway 46 head-on crash

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two individuals were killed and a third person suffered major injuries in a head-on crash on Highway 46 in northeastern San Luis Obispo County shortly on Tuesday morning. Shortly after midnight, one person was driving a 2020... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist suffers major injuries in crash in rural Arroyo Grande

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A motorcyclist suffered major injuries in a collision with a pickup truck in rural Arroyo Grande on Tuesday evening.  Shortly before 6 p.m., the motorcyclist, a 54-year-old Arroyo Grande man, was riding a 1972 BMW R75-5 eastbound... (Continue reading)

Elderly Cambria woman suffers major injuries in Highway 101 crash

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An 83-year-old Cambria woman suffered major injuries in a crash on Highway 101 near Santa Margarita on Tuesday morning.  Shortly before 9 a.m., a 911 caller reported a collision involving four or five vehicles on southbound Highway... (Continue reading)

Person suffers major injuries in Nipomo crash

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A person suffered major injuries in a two-car crash in Nipomo Tuesday morning, according to Cal Fire. Shortly before 6 a.m., a caller reported a collision in the area of South Frontage Road and Division Street. Ambulances... (Continue reading)

Man who shot at Santa Maria CHP officers gets 118 years in prison

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge on Tuesday sentenced a man to 118 years to life in prison for a crime spree in which he shot at a Santa Maria police officer, as well as at CHP officers. [KSBY] On Nov.... (Continue reading)

Elderly man dies after crash on Highway 101 in Orcutt

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN An 80-year-old Santa Maria man died Wednesday after a crash on Highway 101 in Orcutt. [KSBY] The elderly man was driving a Honda Civic on southbound Highway 101 at Union Valley Parkway. At about 12:15 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande teen killed in fiery crash on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 19-year-old Arroyo Grande man was killed in a fiery crash on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach Thursday night. Shortly before midnight, CHP Officer Montelongo was on a routine patrol on northbound Highway 101 near the Highway... (Continue reading)

Woman dies after jumping onto Highway 101 in Atascadero

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 36-year-old woman died after jumping off an overpass and onto Highway 101 in Atascadero Wednesday morning. The woman jumped from the Del Rio Road overpass onto northbound Highway 101 at about 11:30 a.m. Atascadero police are... (Continue reading)

Man leads officers on chase, arrested in Arroyo Grande

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Arroyo Grande police arrested a man on Thursday who led officers on a high-speed chase from northern Santa Barbara County to southern San Luis Obispo County, which then transformed into a manhunt in the Five Cities.  The... (Continue reading)

DUI driver from Fresno flees CHP through SLO County

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated driver from Fresno fled CHP officers through much of northern San Luis Obispo County last Friday, hitting multiple vehicle and driving the wrong way on Highway 101 before crashing.  Mandeep Singh Brar, 27, was... (Continue reading)