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Caltrans lowering speed limit on Highway 101 north of San Miguel

Written on 21 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Caltrans plans to lower the speed limit from 70 mph to 65 mph on Aug. 27 on a portion of Highway 101 between San Miguel and King City. Data provided by the California Highway Patrol shows high... (Continue reading)

Driver taken to hospital after Highway 101 crash in SLO

Written on 11 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two cars collided on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo Thursday evening, resulting in responders transporting one person to the hospital. At about 5:30 p.m., the vehicles crashed on southbound Highway 101 near Los Osos Valley Road.... (Continue reading)

Motorcycle crash on Highway 101 in Atascadero injures two riders

Written on 3 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A motorcyclist and his passenger suffered injuries after crashing and being thrown off their bike on Highway 101 in Atascadero Thursday night. [Tribune] Jeffery Briggs, 37, was riding a 1998 Harley Davidson southbound on Highway 101 at... (Continue reading)

SUV catches on fire on Cuesta Grade

Written on 22 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle fire on the Cuesta Grade Sunday night engulfed much of an SUV in flames before firefighters extinguished it. Shortly after 10 p.m., a caller reported a Ford SUV on fire on northbound Highway 101, according... (Continue reading)

Carjacking suspect leads officers on chase from Santa Maria to SLO

Written on 19 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN CHP officers arrested a carjacking suspect who led authorities on a chase from Santa Maria to San Luis Obispo on Thursday.  Ricardo Tapiamedrano, 35, is currently in San Luis Obispo County Jail on felony charges of driving... (Continue reading)

Driver hits and kills man running on Highway 101 in Atascadero

Written on 16 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The driver of a pickup truck hit and killed a 25-year-old man who ran into the path of the vehicle on Highway 101 in Atascadero early Tuesday morning.  Shortly after 2 a.m., Ethan Paul Thompson, 32, was... (Continue reading)

BMW crosses Highway 101, crashes into truck on Cuesta Grade

Written on 2 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE A black BMW sedan crashed into a box truck on Tuesday morning on Highway 101 on the Cuesta grade, injuring two people and slowing traffic. Shortly before 9 a.m., the BMW was headed southbound on the grade... (Continue reading)

Wrong-way DUI driver arrested for DUI after fatal Paso Robles crash

Written on 15 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Investigators have determined the driver who went the wrong way on Highway 101 in Paso Robles Tuesday night and killed a person was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.  Alvaro Alvizo Diaz,... (Continue reading)

CHP chase from Atascadero to SLO ends in crash

Written on 8 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver allegedly under the influence of drugs led California Highway Patrol officers from Atascadero to San Luis Obispo Tuesday afternoon, culminating with a crash and the suspect’s arrest.  Shortly before 3 p.m., multiple 911 callers reported... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach man killed in Highway 101 rollover crash

Written on 22 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 27-year-old Grover Beach man died in a rollover crash on Highway 101 in Santa Maria on Friday evening.  The man, whom authorities have yet to identify, was reportedly driving a Kia sedan at a high speed... (Continue reading)