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Elderly DUI suspect gets trapped in car on SLO hillside

Written on 8 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated 72-year-old driver crashed his car in San Luis Obispo Thursday morning and spent about two hours stuck inside the vehicle hanging by his seatbelt.  At about 10:30 a.m., the Visalia man drove his white... (Continue reading)

Four people injured in DUI crash near SLO, video

Written on 9 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN Three people suffered major injuries and one man suffered minor injuries in a head-on DUI crash near San Luis Obispo on Monday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly after 7 p.m., a... (Continue reading)

Wrong-way DUI driver arrested for DUI after fatal Paso Robles crash

Written on 15 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Investigators have determined the driver who went the wrong way on Highway 101 in Paso Robles Tuesday night and killed a person was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.  Alvaro Alvizo Diaz,... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police to conduct DUI patrols on Sunday

Written on 14 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officer plan to patrol for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs on Sunday, the department announced Saturday. Additional officers will be patrolling the streets from 7 p.m. to... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police announce DUI patrols for Thursday

Written on 21 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Officers with the San Luis Obispo Police Department will be out looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs on Thursday night through Friday morning, the department announced Wednesday. Additional officers will... (Continue reading)

DUI driver tossed beer cans out of car, witnesses said

Written on 22 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A DUI murder trial began Monday with multiple witnesses testifying that a driver and one of his passengers were tossing beer cans out of their car while their 16-year-old female friend lay dying in the roadway on the Cuesta Grade.... (Continue reading)

Jessica Allred sentenced to state prison for fatal DUI crash

Written on 31 Jul, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A former San Luis Obispo resident was sentenced Monday to four years in state prison for vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and two counts of DUI resulting in injury. Judge Craig van Rooyen gave Jessica Lea Allred the maximum sentence for... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student killed in SLO bicycle crash, Los Osos teen arrested

Written on 31 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 17-year-old Los Osos girl was driving under the influence of alcohol when she struck and killed a 22-year-old man who was riding his bicycle in San Luis Obispo Tuesday night, according to the city’s police department. The victim of... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver pleads no contest to murder of two kids

Written on 29 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A man who killed two children while driving drunk on Highway 166 last Labor Day pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree murder. Jerald Brandon Holman, 37, will now receive a sentence of 30 years to life in prison.... (Continue reading)

DUI rollover crash in Atascadero sends passenger to hospital

Written on 29 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A Visalia man who was driving under the influence of alcohol crashed his SUV on Highway 101 Friday morning, causing the vehicle to rollover and a passenger to end up in the hospital, according to the CHP. Around 7:20 a.m.,... (Continue reading)