CalTrans cleanup crews called in to clear truck wreck and clear lanes. A tow truck pulled the broke down big rig off the highway to allow traffic to flow.
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06
Sep
2011
Big Rig Truck Crash Shuts Down Highway 166
A teenage cyclist was struck and injured by a car Tuesday night as she was riding her bicycle, report news sources. According to Santa Maria Police Department, at approximately 9:30 p.m., a vehicle was stopped at a stoplight in the southbound lanes of Broadway at the intersection of Stowell Road. When the signal changed to green, the vehicle proceeded through the intersection and struck the 16-year-old who was riding westbound across the intersection on Stowell. The girl was thrown to (read more)
Read MoreA San Luis Obispo man escaped a vehicle fire that consumed most of his belongings when the rental truck he was driving overturned and burst into flames Tuesday morning in Santa Maria on northbound Highway 101, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, the 9:40 a.m. accident occurred when a 2001 Toyota Sienna minivan traveling in front of the Budget Truck Rental vehicle braked suddenly and veered toward the right lane from the center lane, supposedly in response (read more)
Read MoreA 71-year-old Californian man killed in a 2010 Santa Maria motor vehicle accident had originally been blamed for the crash, but authorities now say the other driver was fully at fault, report news sources. Investigators originally said that on April 5, 2010, the elderly motorist, while driving a 2006 Chrysler Infinity, had pulled out in front of a 1992 BMW driven by a Santa Maria man who was 20-years-old at the time of the crash. However, arguments made by an (read more)
Read MoreThe Santa Maria Police Department told news sources that nearly half of the more than 1700 crashes in Santa Maria last year were classified as hit and runs. Officers have set up checkpoints across the city every two weeks to find drunk or unlicensed drivers, but some say the checkpoints are discriminating. If you’re involved in a car accident in Santa Maria, there’s a 50-50 chance of it being a hit and run. Police say that illegal immigrants are the (read more)
Read MoreNews reports indicate that a Santa Maria police officer and 2 others were injured in a two-car accident Sunday afternoon. According to a police report, just before 3:35pm, the unidentified Santa Maria police office was responding to a traffic accident involving a child. He was driving north on Broadway when his police cruiser broadsided a vehicle that was crossing the intersection at Mill Street. The 32-year-old female driver and her 5-year-old passenger sustained minor injuries. The police officer suffered from (read more)
Read MoreTwo men from Santa Maria were killed, one in a car wreck when he was hit by a distracted driver, another in a bicycle accident when he veered into a truck.
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14
Jul
2010
Policeman Survives Unbelievable Squad Car Crash
Policeman survives unbelievable car crash. Officer destroys Ford police interceptor squad car when hitting tree in Santa Maria, California.
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