On Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, Cross Cultural Centers coordinator Lilianne Tang was severely injured in a car crash that nearly killed her. While crossing the street in downtown San Luis Obispo, Tang was suddenly struck by a speeding car and forced underneath the vehicle. “I couldn’t breathe and was tasting blood,” Tang said of the […]
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Update: Sheriff’s Office identifies one dead in fatal car accident just north of Cal Poly
The driver killed in the accident has been identified as 18-year-old Zachary Andrew Harris of South Lake Tahoe.
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Parachutist crashes into building at Cal Poly football game Saturday
Wind caused a parachutist flying the American flag into the home football game last Saturday to crash.
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Rodeo team freshman loses thumb while tying horse, airlifted to hospital
The recovering freshman plans to compete in rodeo events again this fall and eventually compete in nationals.
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“It Can Wait” comes to Cal Poly
Using a car-like mobile app and an Oculus rift, students were invited to participate in the virtual reality of distracted driving.
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30-Minute update: A look at the potential faculty strike, student killed in train accident
Mustang News anchors Daniel Park and Monica Roos update you on Mustang News’ biggest stories this week.
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Graduate student dies in stairway collapse
Shunxiang “Chris” Yuan was set to graduate from the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences in Winter 2015.
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Drunk driver arrested in hit and run near campus
San Luis Obispo police arrested a 21-year-old man less than a mile from Cal Poly’s campus this weekend on suspicion of committing a felony hit and run while under the influence of alcohol.
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Accident stops traffic on Foothill Boulevard
A two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon prompted the University Police Department (UPD) and San Luis Obispo police to work together and close traffic on Foothill Boulevard headed toward Cal Poly’s campus. The accident occurred when a Nissan Altima headed toward California Boulevard — away from campus — swerved to avoid a Honda Civic pulling out of […]
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Stolen vehicle crashes near University Union
The driver of an allegedly stolen Chevy Blazer crashed on campus early Thursday morning, prompting students to attempt to detain him until police arrived on the scene. No one on the scene was injured. At approximately 2:45 a.m., Jose Contreras of Paso Robles, who police say was intoxicated and driving without a license, sped down […]
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Two hospitalized after Higuera crash
A single-car collision at the intersection of Higuera Street and Madonna Road hospitalized two people Monday night, including a former chef at Vista Grande café. According to the San Luis Obispo Police department, the former Campus Dining employee Christian Green was riding in a car that crashed into a wall at the Pacific Coast Center at […]