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CCN reporter arrested on DUI charge for .06 blood alcohol level

Written on 21 Aug, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 418 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and DANIEL BLACKBURN CalCoastNews reporter and co-founder Karen Velie was taken into custody on Aug. 13 after a San Luis Obispo police officer arrested her on suspicion of driving under the influence. Officer Josh Walsh placed Velie... (Continue reading)

Couple killed in Shandon hit-and-run identified

Written on 20 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified the couple killed in a fatal hit-and-run Saturday in Shandon as Charles Massara, 69, and Irene Massara, 68, of Bakersfield. [KSBY] The Massaras died Saturday after a Shandon man driving a Jeep under the... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo man arrested for felony DUI

Written on 4 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 25-year-old San Luis Obispo man suspected of being intoxicated ran a red light and plowed into a minivan that contained four minor children at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to San Luis Obispo police. Colton Porter failed to... (Continue reading)

Felony DUI crash injures woman in SLO

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

A 26-year-old man is accused of crashing his vehicle into two cars and seriously injuring a woman while driving under the influence Tuesday morning in San Luis Obispo. [KCOY] Ryan Carvalho crossed a double yellow line and plowed into two... (Continue reading)

Intoxicated woman flees accident with toddler on lap

Written on 5 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Santa Barbara police arrested a 34-year-old woman on Monday for allegedly driving while intoxicated with her three year old daughter on her lap. Witnesses told police Adriana Cardenas was attempting to make a U-turn on Cabrillo Boulevard in her Audi... (Continue reading)

Lower DUI level idea not popular

Written on 15 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

Reaction has been swift and largely negative to a federal proposition to lower blood alcohol standards for drunken driving enforcement. (San Jose Mercury News) Members of the National Transportation Safety Board voted unanimously this week to propose a limit of... (Continue reading)

Feds promoting lower alcohol limits

Written on 14 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Federal transportation officials Tuesday recommended a much lower alcohol level to determine a person’s ability to operate a motor vehicle — from the current .08 to .05 blood alcohol — as a means to crack down on drunk driving. (Louisville... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes into Grover Beach apartment

Written on 13 May, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Lemoore man driving under the influence Sunday evening in Grover Beach crashed into a parked truck and an apartment building, causing one residence to be ruled unsafe for occupancy. Around 8:30 p.m., Patrick Jeff’s Ford Taurus struck an unattended... (Continue reading)

Infant injured in Los Osos three car crash

Written on 17 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

An infant and two others were injured in a three car crash on Friday night in Los Osos. Shortly after 9 p.m., Julio Padilla, 23, was driving southbound on South Bay Boulevard when he rear ended a vehicle stopped at... (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)