Articles Tagged With ‘Highway 101’




Man killed in Arroyo Grande hit and run

A 68-year-old Santa Maria man was killed Thursday morning when a intoxicated driver crashed into his car which was parked on the shoulder of Highway 101, according to the CHP. The crash occurred near El Campo Road on the outskirts... (Continue reading)

Cross-county Central Coast chase ends in fiery wreck

An approximately 100-mile police chase that spanned large portions of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties ended in a fiery crash in Oxnard Tuesday. A man driving a stolen vehicle with paper license plates led officers from the city of Ventura... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande police shoot carjacking suspect

Arroyo Grande police shot a man involved in an alleged carjacking early Thursday morning. The suspect is undergoing surgery at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center. Around 6:25 a.m., officers responded to a report of an armed carjacking that was in... (Continue reading)

Robbery reported outside Buffalo Wild Wings in SLO

Update: Police arrested three suspects — each of whom is from the Sacramento area — in connection to the reported robbery in the Madonna Plaza Shopping Center. Two of the three suspects remain in San Luis Obispo County Jail on... (Continue reading)

Fire jumps Highway 101 in Atascadero

A grass fire jumped Highway 101 in Atascadero Thursday evening, burning an abandoned house and leading to a temporary closure of the freeway in both directions. The fire burned a total of about eight acres. The blaze started shortly before... (Continue reading)

SLO County fires burn mobile homes and firefighter facility

An early morning fire near Camp San Luis Obispo and an afternoon fire in Atascadero resulted in the destruction of a firefighter training facility and a mobile home on Thursday. Additionally, a vehicle and firefighting equipment were destroyed; a second... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles crash leaves four people hospitalized

Four people went to the hospital Monday evening after two pickup trucks drove off Highway 101 in Paso Robles. One of the trucks rolled down an embankment, while the other drove up an embankment, launched into the air and landed... (Continue reading)

Shandon woman killed in Atascadero crash

CORRECTION: The crash occurred in Atascadero not Templeton. A 29-year-old Shandon woman died in a crash on Highway 101 in Atascadero early Monday morning, according to the CHP. At approximately 4:35 a.m., the woman was driving northbound on Highway 101... (Continue reading)

Pit bull attacks elderly woman in Atascadero

A pit bull attacked an 85-year-old woman Friday morning on Morro Road near the intersection of Highway 101. [KSBY] At about 9 a.m., Mary Martindale was headed to the bank when the dog, which was on a leash, lunged at Martindale... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man narrowly avoids nosedive off Highway 101

A 32-year-old Atascadero man and cancer survivor narrowly avoided plunging off a bridge after he crashed his truck on Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County Thursday morning. Authorities say there is about a 50-foot drop off the bridge. [KEYT] Around... (Continue reading)