Articles Tagged With ‘major injuries’




Two Central Coast high school students in comas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

Arroyo Grande man seriously injured in Jeep crash

An Arroyo Grande man suffered major injuries Saturday night after he lost control of his Jeep Wrangler and the vehicle rolled over. [KSBY] Teddy Duncan, 33, was driving southbound on El Campo Road north of Falcon Crest Drive in Arroyo... (Continue reading)

Soldier run over by truck at Camp San Luis

A truck crashed into a female National Guard soldier at Camp San Luis Obispo on Monday and then rolled over her lower body. The 31-year-old soldier suffered major injuries and was airlifted to a Fresno hospital for emergency surgery. Her... (Continue reading)