Articles Tagged With ‘Collision’


A collision is an event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other for a relatively short time. Although the most common colloquial use of the word “collision” refers to incidents in which two or more objects collide, the scientific use of the word “collision” implies nothing about the magnitude of the force.

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One killed, three injured in crash near Paso Robles truck stop

A 50-year-old Visalia man died and three other people were injured in a crash Friday night at the intersection of Highway 101 and Wellsona Road north of Paso Robles. The crash was the second fatal collision at the intersection this... (Continue reading)

Ventura County firefighter killed in crash en route to Vandenberg

A Ventura County fire engineer died Wednesday morning in a vehicle crash while en route to the Canyon Fire at Vandenberg Air Force base. The crash occurred at a roundabout where Highway 246 meets Purisima Road in rural Lompoc. The... (Continue reading)

Retired CHP officer killed in Highway 41 motorcycle crash

A Paso Robles resident and retired CHP officer was killed Saturday morning while riding a motorcycle on Highway 41 near the Kern County line. A pickup truck swerved into the retired officer’s lane and struck his bike head-on, killing him... (Continue reading)

Man killed in Arroyo Grande hit and run

A 68-year-old Santa Maria man was killed Thursday morning when a intoxicated driver crashed into his car which was parked on the shoulder of Highway 101, according to the CHP. The crash occurred near El Campo Road on the outskirts... (Continue reading)

Cross-county Central Coast chase ends in fiery wreck

An approximately 100-mile police chase that spanned large portions of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties ended in a fiery crash in Oxnard Tuesday. A man driving a stolen vehicle with paper license plates led officers from the city of Ventura... (Continue reading)

Five semis collide, one dead on Highway 166

Five tractor trailer trucks collided on Highway 166 Tuesday morning, leaving one person dead, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The crash also left a big rig tipped over on the highway and caused fuel to spill. Around... (Continue reading)

Creston man killed in Highway 58 crash identified

The California Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a crash east of Santa Margarita on Friday as John Elton Suhrke, 69, of Creston. At 4:15 p.m., Suhrke was driving eastbound on Highway 58 in a 2007 Kia when... (Continue reading)

Two die after vehicle plunges 500 feet off Santa Barbara County cliff

A vehicle plunged 500 feet off a Santa Barbara County cliff, killing two men in their 20s, according to county fire officials. The victims were ejected from the car, and their bodies were found about 100 feet apart were they... (Continue reading)

Passenger killed in crash near Santa Margarita

A passenger was killed Friday evening in a single vehicle accident on Highway 58 about eight miles east of Santa Margarita, according to the California Highway Patrol. The passenger was thrown from the vehicle as it went over an embankment.... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver charged with second degree murder

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office filed second degree murder charges against a man who allegedly killed two children in a drunk driving accident on Highway 166 on Labor Day. Prosecutors filed eight felony counts Thursday against Jerald... (Continue reading)