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Storm causes rockslide near bottom of Cuesta Grade

Written on 15 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The weekend storm caused a rockslide near the bottom of the Cuesta Grade along Highway 101 Sunday evening, leading to one car crash. Rocks piled up along southbound Highway 101 close to Stagecoach Road, covering much of... (Continue reading)

Intoxicated driver crashes on Highway 101 off-ramp in SLO

Written on 12 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated driver crashed a car on a Highway 101 off-ramp in SLO on Wednesday afternoon. The driver crashed a red sedan at a Marsh Street off-ramp, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. Police... (Continue reading)

DUI driver from Fresno flees CHP through SLO County

Written on 4 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated driver from Fresno fled CHP officers through much of northern San Luis Obispo County last Friday, hitting multiple vehicle and driving the wrong way on Highway 101 before crashing.  Mandeep Singh Brar, 27, was... (Continue reading)

Officers arrest wrong-way drunk teen driver near San Miguel

Written on 22 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN CHP officers arrested a Paso Robles teen who was allegedly intoxicated while driving the wrong way on Highway 101 near San Miguel early Friday morning. At approximately 2:37 a.m., 911 callers began reporting a wrong-way driver traveling... (Continue reading)

Man sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for fatal Nipomo DUI crash

Written on 15 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge sentenced a Santa Maria man to 21 years and 8 months to life in prison for a second-degree murder conviction and other offenses stemming from him driving intoxicated and in the... (Continue reading)

UPS truck crashes on Highway 101 off-ramp in SLO

Written on 5 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A UPS driver failed to negotiate a turn while exiting Highway 101 near downtown San Luis Obispo, crashing and overturning his truck on Monday evening.  The UPS truck overturned on the northbound Highway 101 off-ramp at Marsh... (Continue reading)

CHP vehicle rams elderly wrong-way driver on Highway 101

Written on 11 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A CHP officer used a patrol vehicle early Thursday morning to ram the car of an elderly wrong-way driver on Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County. [KSBY] Shortly after 2 a.m., 911 callers reported a wrong-way driver... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach man injured, two killed in wrong-way driver crash

Written on 2 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A wrong-way driver and his passenger both died in a head-on collision with a vehicle driven by a Pismo Beach man on Highway 101 in Santa Maria over the weekend.  Two males were traveling southbound on northbound... (Continue reading)

Overturned wood chipper halts Highway 101 traffic outside SLO

Written on 6 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A woodchipper that was being towed by a truck overturned on Highway 101 south of San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, blocking lanes and causing traffic to pile up. The truck went off the roadway at approximately 2:18... (Continue reading)

Truck bursts into flames on Highway 101 in Shell Beach

Written on 23 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire engulfed a semi-truck on Highway 101 in Shell Beach on Friday night, sending smoke billowing into a nearby residential area and prompting reports of explosions.  Shortly after 9 p.m., a caller reported a truck on... (Continue reading)