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Driver plunges to death off Pismo Beach cliff

Written on 10 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man died Tuesday evening after driving off a cliff in Pismo Beach. [KCOY] The driver crashed his car around 6 p.m. Tuesday near the Best Western Shelter Cove Lodge in Pismo Beach. He was the only person inside the... (Continue reading)

Atascadero police car part of three-vehicle crash

Written on 16 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An Atascadero police officer was involved in a three-car collision Wednesday around noon, according to the Atascadero Police Department. The officer was driving a black and white police car when his vehicle and two others collided at the intersection of... (Continue reading)

School bus collides with Mercedes on Nipomo Mesa

Written on 15 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A school bus collided with a Mercedes Wednesday morning on the Nipomo Mesa. [Tribune] Around 6:50 a.m., the bus and Mercedes collided on the mesa near Highway 1 and Calle Bendita. The crash blocked the southbound lane of Highway, according... (Continue reading)

Car crashes into CHP vehicle and parked car in Nipomo

Written on 22 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A minivan crashed into a parked California Highway Patrol vehicle and another stopped car on the side of Highway 101 Sunday in Nipomo, injuring an officer and those inside the stopped vehicle. [Tribune] Around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, a CHP officer... (Continue reading)

Teen who died in weekend crash identified as basketball star

Written on 1 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Bakersfield teen who died Saturday morning after a crash on Highway 101 just north of State Route 166 ejected him from a jeep was a high school basketball star. [Californian] Highland High School senior Derrick Duff, 18, was the... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver crash-lands into San Luis Obispo home

Written on 7 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

An intoxicated San Luis Obispo driver did not make it home Wednesday night, but did find a garage to park her car. Cassandra Cheatham, 23, launched her vehicle into the air near the corner of Orcrutt Road and Johnson Avenue... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande 13-year-old flees police at 100 miles per hour

Written on 22 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs | 5 comments

An Arroyo Grande 13-year-old fled Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies in a stolen vehicle Wednesday night at speeds up to 100 miles per hour. [KCOY] The 13-year-old driver, along with a 51-year-old passenger, initially fled the deputies around 9:45 p.m.... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande woman arrested for felony DUI

Written on 22 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 34-year-old Arroyo Grande woman and a 22-year-old San Luis Obispo man had to be extracted from a 2009 Bentley after a crash at 1:25 a.m. on Friday. Police found Jamie Bartlett and her unnamed passenger trapped in the overturned... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes truck in Santa Maria after fleeing CHP

Written on 4 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A man driving a stolen truck crashed into several vehicles and injured three people Sunday while leading the California Highway Patrol on a chase from Nipomo to Santa Maria. [KSBY] A CHP officer attempted to stop 21-year-old Juan Benitez around... (Continue reading)

SLO High student dies from collision injuries

Written on 31 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

San Luis Obispo High School student Alex Maier died Wednesday evening, two days after crashing his pickup truck on a Highway 101 off-ramp in San Luis Obispo. [KSBY] Sierra Vista Medical Center pronounced Maier, 17, dead at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday... (Continue reading)