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Atascadero woman identified as victim of fatal crash

Written on 14 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The CHP has identified as 58-year-old Atascadero woman as the victim of a fatal crash along Highway 41 on Wednesday as Gemma Salting. Shortly before 7 a.m., Phill Peterson was towing a trailer on Highway 41 between... (Continue reading)

Truck crashes into tree off Highway 41, driver killed

Written on 12 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver died Wednesday morning after their pickup truck went off Highway 41 between Morro Bay and Atascadero and crashed into a tree. The gray pickup truck veered off Highway 41 by Toro Creek Road at about... (Continue reading)

Mud slide closes portion of Highway 41 in SLO County

Written on 28 Dec, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A mudslide led the California Highway Patrol to close Highway 41 near the Cholame Y in San Luis Obispo County in both directions on Sunday evening. Shortly before 9:30 p.m., law enforcement issued an alert and closed... (Continue reading)

CHP warns of Highway 41 delays between Atascadero and Morro Bay

Written on 27 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Highway Patrol is warning drivers to expect delays on Highway 41 between Atascadero and Morro Bay Sunday morning as a result of PG&E crews doing electrical work. Drivers should expect intermittent traffic stops as PG&E... (Continue reading)

Driver dies in fiery crash on Highway 41 in Atascadero

Written on 4 Aug, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A male driver died as a result of a fiery crash on Highway 41 in Atascadero Saturday evening. The driver crashed on Highway 41 near Old Morro Road at about 8:30 p.m. First responders arrived at the... (Continue reading)

Traffic change coming near Cholame “Y” amid Highway 46 East widening project

Written on 12 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid the Highway 46 East widening project, Caltrans next week will redirect traffic onto a segment of newly constructed lanes near the Cholame “Y.” The shift will begin on Tuesday and is anticipated to last until early... (Continue reading)

Elderly Templeton man dies in motorcycle crash

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

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 71-year-old Templeton man died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 41 between Shandon and Creston on Thursday.  Joseph Haga was riding a 2020 Yamaha MT10 motorcycle southbound on Highway 41 at approximately 12:15 p.m. While traveling... (Continue reading)

Burning truck ignites fire on Highway 41

Written on 28 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A truck fire on Highway 41 caused a 10-acre blaze Thursday in the area of the San Luis Obispo County-Kern County line. [Cal Coast Times] The blaze started at about 12:30 p.m. when a semi-truck caught on fire near the... (Continue reading)

Local fire battalion chief killed in car crash

Written on 1 Sep, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A San Luis Obispo County man who was serving as the battalion chief of a Santa Maria-based national forest firefighting agency died Thursday morning in a crash on Highway 41 in Kings County. Gary Helming, 47, was returning from a... (Continue reading)

Man killed in head-on crash with semi at highways 41 and 46 “Y”

Written on 1 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

For at least the seventh time this year, a person died in a car crash near the Highway 41 and Highway 46 “Y.” On Monday night, a man driving an Acura Integra slammed head-on into a semi-truck while trying to... (Continue reading)