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Another 400-pound bear killed on Highway 101

Written on 13 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

For the third consecutive month, a driver struck and killed a bear on a Central Coast highway. As with an April crash, a 400-pound black bear died on Highway 101. [KCOY] Around 5:50 a.m. Monday, a semi-truck collided with a... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man killed in crash identified

Written on 4 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

The Atascadero man killed in a rollover accident on Highway has been identified as Ronald Joshua Montgomery, 42. Shortly before 3 a.m., Montgomery was driving a Chevy truck southbound on Highway 101 between Santa Barbara Road and Santa Rosa Road... (Continue reading)

Man killed in Atascadero crash

Written on 3 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 41-year-old Atascadero man was killed Friday morning in a rollover accident on Highway 101 between Santa Barbara Road and Santa Rosa Road in Atascadero, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shortly before 3 a.m., the Atascadero man was driving... (Continue reading)

SLO mechanic wrecks customer’s car, charges client

Written on 9 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 49 comments

A few hours after a San Luis Obispo couple dropped off their Porsche for an oil change, a mechanic called back and told the couple the car needed a new clutch and its bumper repaired. The mechanic failed, however, to... (Continue reading)

Major injuries suffered in Atascadero crash

Written on 6 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

UPDATE: The driver has been identified as Perry Aanerud of San Luis Obispo and the injured passenger as 46-year-old Brian Amgles. A San Luis Obispo man suffered major injuries when he was ejected from a pickup truck that crashed on... (Continue reading)

Oversized marijuana truck hits Cal Poly overpass

Written on 5 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

A truck filled with marijuana crashed into the railroad overpass on the Cal Poly campus on Monday evening. The driver then fled without the top of his truck, which had been severed in the accident. Shortly afterwards, officers found the... (Continue reading)

CHP opts not to charge motocross realtor

Written on 4 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The California Highway Patrol has announced it will not cite a local realtor who, on camera, jumped over and onto Highway 101 ramps, skidded across agricultural properties and wheelied down a pedestrian street. The motorcycle stunts were part of a... (Continue reading)

Drug use suspected in Atascadero crash

Written on 3 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Paso Robles man responsible for a traffic collision that stalled traffic on Highway 101 in Atascadero for more than an hour Monday was arrested for driving under the influence of a drug and possession of drug paraphernalia. At about... (Continue reading)

Driver crashes into cars while fleeing CHP

Written on 3 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A driver crashed into multiple cars on Highway 101, ran vehicles off the roadway and traveled the wrong way on the highway while fleeing California Highway Patrol officers in a cross-county chase on Monday. Officers eventually caught the suspect and... (Continue reading)

Teen arrested for felony DUI crash in Nipomo

Written on 2 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a 19-year-old Los Osos man on a felony DUI charge following a crash in Nipomo on Sunday. Around 1:25 p.m., Christopher Paul Dolan was driving northbound on Highway 101 just south of Tefft Street when... (Continue reading)