Articles Tagged With ‘DUI’




Drunk driver slams into San Luis Obispo police vehicle on DUI patrol

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An alleged drunk driver slammed into a San Luis Obispo police vehicle that was out on DUI patrol Wednesday night. Two officers who were on DUI saturation patrol stopped a vehicle by the intersection of Los Osos... (Continue reading)

Nipomo man sentenced to 24 years to life for fatal DUI crash

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge on Thursday sentenced a Nipomo man to 24 years to life in prison for driving under the influence of drugs and killing a 72-year-old Atascadero man. [Tribune] On Aug. 6, 2021, Patrick W. McDuffee... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver crashes into Caltrans yard in SLO, hits dump truck

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An alleged drunk driver crashed a small SUV into the Caltrans yard in San Luis Obispo early Thursday morning and hit a dump truck inside the facility. The driver was traveling westbound on Madonna Road before veering... (Continue reading)

Intoxicated driver crashes on Highway 101 off-ramp in SLO

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated driver crashed a car on a Highway 101 off-ramp in SLO on Wednesday afternoon. The driver crashed a red sedan at a Marsh Street off-ramp, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Police... (Continue reading)

DUI driver slams into house, truck in SLO

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly DUI driver crashed into a house, as well as two parked vehicles, in San Luis Obispo early Thursday morning. Just after 1 a.m., the driver was traveling eastbound on Foothill Boulevard at a high rate... (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)

Man sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for fatal Nipomo DUI crash

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge sentenced a Santa Maria man to 21 years and 8 months to life in prison for a second-degree murder conviction and other offenses stemming from him driving intoxicated and in the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo conducting DUI patrols on Super Bowl weekend

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers plan to patrol for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs during Super Bowl weekend, the department announced Thursday. Additional officers will patrol the streets throughout the weekend.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police searching for driver who abandoned car after crash

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police are searching for a driver who crashed a car early Thursday morning and then abandoned it. Patrol officers found the vehicle by the intersection of Tank Farm and Santa Fe roads. Investigators suspect... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police arrest one driver at DUI checkpoint

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police arrested one driver for DUI and issued citations to two other drivers at a checkpoint conducted Friday night.  Officers ran the DUI checkpoint in the 900 block of Marsh Street from 8 p.m.... (Continue reading)