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Driver extricated following crash in San Luis Obispo

Written on 2 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo fire personnel extricated a driver trapped in a vehicle turned over on its side following a crash Thursday morning. Shortly before 7 a.m., a caller reported the single-vehicle crash near the intersection of Ramona... (Continue reading)

SLO firefighters free driver trapped following crash

Written on 25 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two cars collided on the Los Osos Valley Road overpass in San Luis Obispo early Wednesday morning, leaving one driver tapped inside a vehicle. At about 3:30 a.m., a caller reported a two car crash collision on... (Continue reading)

Car totaled in crash on Highway 1 in Cambria

Written on 24 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver who was allegedly speeding drove off Highway 1 in Cambria, down a hillside and crashed into a tree on Monday evening. The driver then walked away from the crash. Shortly before 7 p.m., a caller... (Continue reading)

Four crashes in single day in SLO

Written on 17 Nov, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A total of four car crashes occurred in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, including one collision that sheared a fire hydrant. One vehicle crashed into a fire hydrant on Long Street, causing water to gush into the... (Continue reading)

Boy killed in crash on Highway 101 near Buellton

Written on 11 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A van transporting eight people rolled over on Highway 101 near Buellton Sunday night, killing a 12-year-old boy and injuring several others. During the lightning strikes, at about 11 p.m., the van rolled just south of the Highway 154 intersection.... (Continue reading)

What is SLO’s most dangerous intersection?

Written on 1 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

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)

Local fire battalion chief killed in car crash

Written on 1 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo County man who was serving as the battalion chief of a Santa Maria-based national forest firefighting agency died Thursday morning in a crash on Highway 41 in Kings County. Gary Helming, 47, was returning from a... (Continue reading)

Two people run over and killed on the Cuesta Grade

Written on 30 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Two passengers were ejected from a car that crashed on the Cuesta Grade Tuesday night, then run over by other vehicles and killed. [KCOY] Additionally, the person who was driving the car suffered major injuries, and another passenger was slightly... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist injured in Paso Robles crash

Written on 22 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Police officers found a motorcyclist in a Paso Robles intersection suffering from injuries following a collision with a car on Monday. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., the car crashed into the motorcyclist in the intersection of Spring Street and Seventh Street,... (Continue reading)

Vehicle plunges 300 feet off Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County

Written on 8 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Two men suffered major injuries but survived after their vehicle plunged about 300 feet off the side of a road in Santa Barbara County on Sunday. Shortly after 2 p.m., the vehicle went off Highway 154 near the Windy Gap.... (Continue reading)