According to news reports, a 29-year-old Shandon man sustained fatal injuries in a single-vehicle accident Monday morning on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo County. Statements from both the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office indicate that the man was traveling in the northbound traffic lanes of Highway 101 when, for unknown reasons, he lost control of his vehicle just south of Old State Coach Road at approximately 8:15am. After losing control of the vehicle, (read more)
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08
Nov
2011
Highway 101 Crash Kills 1
04
Oct
2011
Car Accident On Highway 99
According to news sources, a man was killed early Sunday after reportedly losing control of his vehicle, causing it to crash into a car and overturn on the road. The man was driving a 2001 Ford traveling near Kiernan Avenue when he reportedly allowed his vehicle to veer off towards the median, the California Highway Patrol said. The driver continued to drift across three lanes of traffic before colliding with a 2007 Buick, subsequently causing his vehicle to overturn. The (read more)
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04
Oct
2011
Fatal Car Accident On Highway 101
A woman sustained serious burn injuries and her daughter killed in a car accident that took place on Ventura Freeway (101) Saturday morning, according to news sources. The woman was driving her car on the eastbound lanes of the highway close to Las Virgenes Road, a California Patrol Officer said. She reportedly rear-ended a big rig and subsequently lost control of her vehicle, causing it to overturn and burst into flames. The accident caused the closure of all eastbound lanes (read more)
Read MoreNews agencies reported that a 15-year-old boy was involved in a rollover accident on Interstate 5 that killed his 41-year-old female passenger and injured several others in Sun Valley early Sunday morning. According to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Patrick Kimball, the 15-year-old boy was driving a 2003 Honda at speeds around 70mph in the number two lane of southbound I-5 when the vehicle veered right and struck a light pole with the front left side of the vehicle at (read more)
Read MoreNews sources reported that a man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident in the southbound lanes of Highway 99 in Lodi Wednesday morning. According to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Angel Arceo, the man, whose identity has yet to be released, was traveling on the left shoulder of Highway 99 in his mid-sized Chevrolet pickup truck at speeds fast enough to pass vehicles in the number 1 lane just after 11am. For reasons still unknown, the man lost control (read more)
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25
Aug
2011
Menlo Park Car Accident Kills Bicyclist
According to news reports, a 64-year-old bicyclist was killed when he collided with a car on Bayfront Expressway in Menlo Park Wednesday morning. Menlo Park police spokeswoman Nicole Acker stated that the accident happened around 11am on Wednesday as the 64-year-old bicyclist from Redwood City was traveling eastbound on Chilco Street and attempting to cross the Bayfront Expressway when a black Lincoln Town Car that was northbound on the expressway struck him. Police are unclear as to who was at (read more)
Read MoreNews outlets reported that a 74-year-old Big Bear man was struck and killed by a truck while riding his motorcycle on Highway 330 Tuesday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the accident occurred just before 8am on Highway 330. The 74-year-old motorcyclist allegedly failed to negotiate a right-hand curve in the road while riding his 2006 Kawasaki Enduro 650 motorcycle. Just south of the middle passing lanes on Highway 330, the motorcycle veered into oncoming traffic and overturned. (read more)
Read MoreMedia sources reported that a 50-year-old man was struck and killed while riding his bicycling in an unincorporated area near Compton Tuesday, prompting the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to launch a search for the vehicle. According to CHP Officer Patrick Kimball, the cyclist was attempting to cross the intersection of Avalon Boulevard and Redondo Beach Boulevard when he was struck by a black BMW at about 9:10pm Tuesday night. The cyclist was northbound on Avalon Blvd when he entered the (read more)
Read MoreMedia agencies reported that a 21-year-old woman responsible for killing a man while driving and sending a text message has been banned for life from carrying a cell phone in her car. The unusual sentence was handed down as part of a plea bargain with prosecution in the effort of sparing her a possible 5-year prison sentence. The woman admitted to causing the death of the 80-year-old man from Glendale after striking him with her vehicle while he attempted to (read more)
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23
Aug
2011
Fatal Hit-and-Run Accident Closes Highway 76
Media sources reported that a woman in her late 20s was struck and killed in a hit-and-run accident while walking along State Route 76 Monday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the 25-year-old Pauma Valley woman was walking alongside SR76 at approximately 3:30am when she was struck and killed by a 2002 Ford Taurus near Harolds Road. Witnesses stated that the driver swerved but was unable to avoid striking the woman. The vehicle left the scene and its (read more)
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