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Man assaults driver, car crashes in Nipomo

Written on 20 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 10-year-old child suffered critical injuries Monday evening, and a 57-year-old man is behind bars after a car rolled off Highway 101 in Nipomo and landed upside down on a frontage road. [KSBY] Around 5:15 p.m., a green Toyota Avalon... (Continue reading)

Woman barely survives dog attack in SLO

Written on 15 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

A Grover Beach woman narrowly survived a recent dog attack that has left her with surgically repaired arms and inner thighs and no feeling in some sections of her limbs. [KSBY] Gina MacPherson, a housekeeper, was cleaning a client’s home... (Continue reading)

Forklift tips over in SLO, man severely injured

Written on 15 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A worker suffered severe leg injuries after a forklift tipped over at a San Luis Obispo construction site. The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon, according to the San Luis Obispo Fire Department. The man was taken to the Sierra Vista Hospital... (Continue reading)

Two Central Coast high school students in comas

Written on 24 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Two Central Coast high school students have remained in medically induced comas this week as they recover from severe head injuries suffered earlier this month. Templeton High School football player Isaac Lindsey suffered head trauma during a game against San... (Continue reading)

Templeton High football player in critical condition

Written on 21 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A Templeton High School football player is in critical condition following a head injury he suffered during a game Friday night. Isaac Lindsey, 16, is being treated at the trauma and neurological ICU units at Sierra Vista hospital, according to... (Continue reading)

Student struck by car outside Righetti High School

Written on 9 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An emergency helicopter landed on the Righetti High School football field in Santa Maria Wednesday morning and airlifted an injured pedestrian to the hospital, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The injured pedestrian was a 14-year-old girl who... (Continue reading)

Major injuries suffered in Paso Robles crash

Written on 24 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Two Central Valley men suffered major injuries after their pickup crashed into the back of a semi-truck in Paso Robles Saturday morning. [Tribune] A preliminary investigation found the driver of the pickup fell asleep prior to the crash, Paso Robles... (Continue reading)

Man survives plunge into SLO meat grinder

Written on 17 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A worker at a wholesale grocer in San Luis Obispo almost lost his life inside a meat grinder Thursday, but a co-worker came to the rescue. [Tribune] At about 2 p.m., the worker, who is described as a man in... (Continue reading)

Tree falls on firefighter from SLO County

Written on 6 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A firefighter who resides in San Luis Obispo County suffered major injuries, including broken vertebrae, after a tree fell on him in Eastern Tulare County. Damien Pereira, 25, was mopping up a small wildland fire around 6:30 p.m. Friday when... (Continue reading)

DUI crash leaves Paso Robles man in critical condition

Written on 2 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 44-year-old Paso Robles man is in critical condition following an alleged DUI crash on Highway 1 in which  his car flipped and he was thrown from the vehicle. [Tribune] Charles Lee Boyd suffered lacerations, broken ribs, a collapsed lung... (Continue reading)