Articles Tagged With ‘fatalities’




SLO bicyclist struck and killed while racing in Kansas

A 61-year-old San Luis Obispo bicyclist was struck and killed in Kansas Saturday night amid a bike race across the United States. Eric Fishbein was participating in the Trans Am Bike Race, which begins in Oregon and ends in Virginia.... (Continue reading)

Two people die in head-on crash on Highway 101

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)

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)

Woman dies in DUI wreck in Orcutt

A man who was allegedly speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol on a wet road crashed his car early Monday morning in Orcutt. The crash killed a woman who was in the vehicle, and the driver was subsequently... (Continue reading)

Drugged man who killed Los Osos teen pleads no contest

A 24-year-old Paso Robles man pleaded no contest earlier this month to a single felony count of vehicular manslaughter in the death of a Los Osos teen. Alexander Paul Gonzales allegedly hit and killed the teen just minutes after receiving... (Continue reading)

Questions after 2 die, 1 hurt in county custody

By KAREN VELIE Editor’s Note: This is part one in a two-part series about San Luis Obispo County health services and sheriff department’s treatment of the mentally ill. Two men died and a third man seriously injured himself while in... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles man killed in fiery crash identified

The California Highway Patrol has identified the man killed Saturday in a fiery wreck on Highway 101 in Paso Robles as Anthony Ray Riso, 31. Shortly after 1 p.m., Riso, of Paso Robles, was driving a Shelby Mustang southbound near... (Continue reading)

Another death at SLO County Jail

A 36-year-old Atascadero man awaiting transfer to a county mental health facility died at the San Luis Obispo County Jail on Sunday, according to county personnel. Deputies discovered Andrew Chaylon Holland, 36, of Atascadero unconscious and unresponsive in his cell.... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man dies after body surfing in Morro Bay

An Atascadero man who was body surfing in Morro Bay on Saturday died after being pulled from the water. At about 10:30 a.m., John Robbie Ross, 65, was body surfing in the heavy surf when the waves pulled him under.... (Continue reading)