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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)

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)

Wrong-way DUI suspect injures 4

Written on 8 Oct, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

In a scene out of a video game, a Los Banos woman allegedly drove from Paso Robles to Atascadero in the wrong direction on Highway 101 causing multiple car crashes along the way [KSBY]. Officers arrested Delia Ortiz, 27, around... (Continue reading)

Wrong way DUI driver collides with Greyhound bus

Written on 17 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Five people were injured on U.S. Highway 101 in Atascadero in a crash that officers say was caused by a drunk driver going the wrong way on the freeway early Friday morning. The driver of a grey Honda was headed... (Continue reading)