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Driver convicted of manslaughter in North County Christmas Eve crash

Written on 26 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A San Luis Obispo County jury convicted a Las Vegas truck driver of four counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence for the deaths of four San Miguel residents in a 2014 Christmas Eve crash. Philip Ken Trujillo now faces... (Continue reading)

Two people die in head-on crash on Highway 101

Written on 24 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 30-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man, both from Lincoln, Nebraska, died after a pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic on Highway 101 and collided head-on with their car. The crash occurred on Sunday south of Bradley Road in Monterey... (Continue reading)

New Jersey man dies in three-car crash on Highway 46

Written on 10 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A 29-year-old New Jersey man died and a Cayucos woman was injured in a three-car crash on Highway 46 near the Shandon Rest Area Tuesday night. The collision occurred after the victim drifted into oncoming traffic. After slamming into an... (Continue reading)

Wrong-way driver dies after slamming into big-rig on Highway 101

Written on 3 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An elderly Santa Maria man driving the wrong way on Highway 101 crashed head-on into a semi-truck Tuesday night near Los Alamos. The crashed killed the wrong-way driver and sent his van tumbling into the highway median. At approximately 9... (Continue reading)

Woman killed at highways 41 and 46 “Y”

Written on 21 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A motorhome collided with a pickup truck at the “Y” intersection of highways 41 and 46 Thursday afternoon, killing a San Jose woman and injuring several other people. A San Jose teen, who like the deceased woman was ejected from... (Continue reading)

Los Osos man killed in gruesome motorcycle crash

Written on 6 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

One man is dead after a car collided with a motorcycle in Los Osos on Wednesday, causing the motorcyclist to fly about 150 feet. At about 5:30 p.m., Garrett Zavala, 36, was allegedly driving at speeds of more than 90... (Continue reading)

Two die in another fatal crash on Highway 46

Written on 3 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Two people died in a crash on Highway 46 in Paso Robles Sunday morning. The collision was the second fatal crash on Highway 46 East in a span of less that 48 hours. Around 8:30 a.m., a Ford Expedition reportedly... (Continue reading)

Man dies in five-vehicle crash on Highway 46

Written on 1 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A 69-year-old man died in a five-vehicle crash on Highway 46 near the Shandon rest area on Friday. Around 2:15 p.m., a semi-truck drove into oncoming traffic, clipped a pickup and slammed head-on into another truck. The collision killed the... (Continue reading)

Jury rules Los Osos man did not drive high in fatal crash

Written on 31 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A San Luis Obispo County jury found a Los Osos man not guilty of four felony counts this week related to allegations he was high on spice when he crashed his car, killing two passengers and injuring two others. The... (Continue reading)

Victim in Templeton crash identified as Shandon man

Written on 28 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The California Highway Patrol has identified a 21-year-old Shandon man as the person who was found dead in an overturned truck at the bottom of a ravine near Templeton on Monday. Shortly before noon, a driver spotted Wacey Stockdale’s 1998... (Continue reading)