Articles Tagged With ‘fatal collisions’




Person dies after pickup truck slams into forklift in Santa Maria

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person died and another suffered injuries after a pickup truck slammed into a forklift in Santa Maria on Thursday. At about 3 p.m., a small pickup truck was traveling southbound on Skyway Drive at Hangar Street... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian struck and killed in Santa Maria

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a male pedestrian in Santa Maria on Friday night. Shortly after 9 a.m., a caller reported a driver had hit a pedestrian in the 800 block of N. Broadway. Responders transported the... (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)

CHP identifies woman killed in rural Paso Robles crash

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The CHP has identified 43-year-old Elizabeth Hernandez of Santa Maria as the person killed in a hit-and-run crash in rural Paso Robles on Monday morning.  Shortly after midnight, Angel Melquiades Ramos of Paso Robles was driving a... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian struck and killed in Atascadero

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in Atascadero on Friday evening. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., the vehicle hit a man on El Camino Real near the intersection with San Gabriel Road. Police officers and firefighters arrived... (Continue reading)

Two men arrested over crash that killed scooter driver in Santa Barbara

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police arrested two men over an alleged hit-and-run in which a vehicle struck and killed a motor scooter driver in Santa Barbara over the weekend. [KSBY] Shortly before 2 a.m. on Saturday, the driver of a vehicle... (Continue reading)

Motor scooter driver killed in Santa Barbara crash

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A motor scooter driver died after colliding with a vehicle in Santa Barbara early Saturday morning. [KSBY] Shortly before 2 a.m., the driver crashed at the intersection of E. Cota and Santa Barbara streets. Officers arrived at... (Continue reading)

Central Coast man killed in crash near Lompoc identified

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN CHP officials have identified a Central Coast man who died following a head-on collision near Lompoc Sunday afternoon. Shortly before 4 p.m., 44-year-old Nils Gustavson of Lompoc was driving a 1997 Saab sedan westbound on Highway... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist struck and killed near Orcutt

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Drivers struck and killed a downed motorcyclist south of Orcutt on Wednesday night.  The male motorcyclist landed on the roadway near the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 135. Multiple vehicles then struck the motorcyclist, according to... (Continue reading)

Pedestrian struck and killed near Orcutt

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Highway 1 south of Orcutt Saturday evening. Shortly after 5 p.m., the driver’s sedan hit a man walking on southbound Highway 1 south of Highway 135, according to the... (Continue reading)