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Front Fire scorches 1,000 acres

Written on 20 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A wildfire that broke out Sunday near Highway 166 and the San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County line has burned more than 1,000 acres. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 2 p.m., the Front Fire was spotted in the Rock... (Continue reading)

Multiple Central Coast fires and car crashes

Written on 7 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A vehicle plunged about 200 feet off Highway 166 east of Santa Maria Friday morning. Rescue workers then found a dead body in the wreckage. The crash occurred around 7 a.m. near Rock Front Ranch. It is unclear what caused... (Continue reading)

Another driver dies in crash on Highway 166

Written on 25 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

For the second time in a span of about 36 hours, a person died Tuesday in a crash on Highway 166. The accident was the fifth fatal collision on the highway since early September. Around 6:30 a.m., a Dodge van... (Continue reading)

Motorcyclist killed in SLO County crash

Written on 24 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A motorcyclist clocked at 150 mph Sunday evening on Highway 166 in southern San Luis Obispo County drove off the roadway, tumbled down an embankment and died. The biker, a 31-year-old Seaside man, was headed eastbound on a 2008 Kawasaki... (Continue reading)

Person killed in head-on crash on Highway 166

Written on 17 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

One person died following a head-on collision on Highway 166 in northern Santa Barbara County Sunday evening. The accident was the third fatal collision on Highway 166 in the last month and a half. [Tribune] At approximately 6:40 p.m., the... (Continue reading)

Five semis collide, one dead on Highway 166

Written on 13 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Five tractor trailer trucks collided on Highway 166 Tuesday morning, leaving one person dead, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The crash also left a big rig tipped over on the highway and caused fuel to spill. Around... (Continue reading)

Drunk driver charged with second degree murder

Written on 9 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office filed second degree murder charges against a man who allegedly killed two children in a drunk driving accident on Highway 166 on Labor Day. Prosecutors filed eight felony counts Thursday against Jerald... (Continue reading)

Two children killed in rural SLO County crash

Written on 6 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A car crash Monday on Highway 166 in rural San Luis Obispo County left two children dead and five other people in the hospital. Authorities have arrested a suspect who allegedly caused the crash. Shortly before 5 p.m., a 36-year-old... (Continue reading)

Woman killed in SLO County crash

Written on 9 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 20-year-old woman died Tuesday evening in a crash that also sparked a brush fire along Highway 166 east of Highway 33 in San Luis Obispo County. Shortly before 6 p.m., the Cuyama woman’s Chevrolet Suburban drifted off the road, went... (Continue reading)

Plane headed to SLO crashes

Written on 16 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A plane headed to San Luis Obispo crashed Friday while trying to make an emergency landing on Highway 166. Shortly after 10:30 a.m., the pilot radioed the San Luis Obispo airport to report the plane was having engine trouble. Emergency... (Continue reading)