Home  »  Archives

Articles Tagged With ‘wrong-way driver’




Driver critically injured in wrong-way crash in Orcutt

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

By KAREN VELIE A wrong-way driver suffered critical injuries in a crash on Highway 135 in Orcutt on Monday, according to the CHP. Shortly before 10 p.m., a caller reported a two-car collision in the northbound lanes of Highway 135... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman drives wrong way, kills three people near Shandon

Written on 29 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Paso Robles woman allegedly killed three California residents by driving the wrong way on Highway 46 Sunday night and crashing head-on into an oncoming vehicle near Shandon. Shortly before 10:30 p.m., 30-year-old Saundra Foutz was driving... (Continue reading)

DUI driver from Fresno flees CHP through SLO County

Written on 4 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An allegedly intoxicated driver from Fresno fled CHP officers through much of northern San Luis Obispo County last Friday, hitting multiple vehicle and driving the wrong way on Highway 101 before crashing.  Mandeep Singh Brar, 27, was... (Continue reading)

Officers arrest wrong-way drunk teen driver near San Miguel

Written on 22 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN CHP officers arrested a Paso Robles teen who was allegedly intoxicated while driving the wrong way on Highway 101 near San Miguel early Friday morning. At approximately 2:37 a.m., 911 callers began reporting a wrong-way driver traveling... (Continue reading)

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)

Wrong-way driver dies after slamming into big-rig on Highway 101

Written on 3 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An elderly Santa Maria man driving the wrong way on Highway 101 crashed head-on into a semi-truck Tuesday night near Los Alamos. The crashed killed the wrong-way driver and sent his van tumbling into the highway median. At approximately 9... (Continue reading)

Paula Lopez facing four months in jail

Written on 23 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Former news anchor Paula Lopez Ochoa pled no contest Friday to one count of driving under the influence, two counts of delaying or resisting a peace officer, one count of refusing a chemical test, and one count of battery on... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman in critical condition after fatal crash

Written on 17 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A 22-year-old Paso Robles woman who allegedly drove the wrong way on the highway while under the influence is in critical condition in a Fresno hospital. Lauren Aldrete allegedly caused a crash early Wednesday morning that killed a Los Osos... (Continue reading)

Los Osos woman killed in crash in Paso Robles

Written on 16 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A 26-year-old Los Osos woman was killed in a head-on crash crash with a woman driving the wrong way on Highway 101 in Paso Robles on Wednesday morning. Two other people sustained major injuries and a third person suffered minor... (Continue reading)