Articles Tagged With ‘fatal collisions’




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

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”

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

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

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

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

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

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)

Person killed in pickup crash in Templeton

One person died in a single-vehicle crash in Templeton Monday afternoon at the intersection of Santa Rita and Indian Camp roads, according to the CHP. Shortly before noon, the driver of a Ford F-150 pickup truck apparently drove down a... (Continue reading)

SLO woman killed in Highway 227 crash

A 68-year-old San Luis Obispo woman reportedly pulled into oncoming traffic on Highway 227 south of SLO on Monday. Charlotte Jane Morgan suffered major injuries in the crash and died later in the day at the hospital. [KSBY] Morgan’s 26-year-old... (Continue reading)

Illegal immigrant, five times deported, charged in fatal LA crash

A 45-year-old Mexican national who has a long criminal history and has been deported from the United States five times is sitting in Los Angeles County Jail on murder and DUI manslaughter charges. [LA Daily News] Estuardo Alvarado, 45, allegedly... (Continue reading)