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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)

Person struck and killed on Highway 101 near Los Alamos

Written on 23 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Highway 101 north of Los Alamos in northern Santa Barbara County Friday night. The collision occurred at approximately 11:26 p.m. on northbound Highway 101 just south of Cat Canyon... (Continue reading)

DUI driver goes wrong way on Cuesta Grade, leads CHP on hours-long chase

Written on 28 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated driver traveled up and down the Cuesta Grade in the wrong direction Saturday night, prior to heading over to the right side of Highway 101 and leading CHP officers on an approximately two-hour, 45-minute... (Continue reading)

SLO man struck and killed on Highway 101 in Pismo Beach

Written on 25 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver struck and killed a 61-year-old San Luis Obispo man who attempted to run across Highway 101 in Pismo Beach Thursday night, according to the CHP. Mikaela Torres, a 23-year-old from Carpinteria, was driving a... (Continue reading)

Truck slams into railroad bridge on Highway 101 in SLO

Written on 23 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A truck crashed into the railroad bridge above Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Thursday, scattering debris and causing southbound traffic to back up to the bottom of the Cuesta Grade. Shortly after 4 p.m., a... (Continue reading)

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)