A car drove through into the garage of a house on the road on E. Foothill road next to Cal Poly Alpha Phi Fraternity House around 3:45 p.m. on Friday. There was structural damage to the garage, and the accident also impacted a gas line. According to the SLO Police Department Instagram, the driver was […]
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Suspected Stolen Vehicle Crashes Into San Luis Obispo Police Car
The San Luis Obispo Police Department responded to a suspected stolen vehicle driving throughout the county on Wednesday, resulting in a collision with a San Luis Obispo police car. The officer in the car was evaluated by EMS at the scene and released, according to a tweet from the department. The suspect was later identified […]
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Man crashed car into a pillar on campus, charged with a DUI
Lazier said the driver did not sustain any injuries and the only damage to property reported was scratched paint on the pillar. CPPD Crime Prevention Operationist Frank Herrera said the department is unable to provide the name of the man, or say whether he was a student. No other information is available at this time. […]
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Cal Poly staffer returns to campus following near-death crash last year
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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Community helps raise more than $60K for students in crash
More than $60,000 has been raised through GoFundMe to support two Cal Poly students who survived a crash, one of whom is now in a medically induced coma. On April 6, art and design juniors Erica Kemp, Mariana Silverman and Keilani Waxdeck were traveling east on Highway 166 in Santa Maria on the way to […]
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April was distracted driving month in San Luis Obispo
As part of distracted driving month, SLOPD and OTS teamed up to increase education and enforcement efforts statewide.
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Cal Poly football player arrested for DUI
Cal Poly offensive lineman Marvin Abou has been suspended from the football team.
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Student dies in Santa Maria car crash
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said the 24-year-old was driving in Santa Maria sometime Friday night when he crashed his Chevrolet Silverado.
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Cal Poly alumnus dies in Bay Area car crash
A Cal Poly alumnus died in a car crash early Saturday morning just south of Devil’s Slide in San Mateo County.
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Cuesta Grade crash causes fatality
One person is dead and another hospitalized after a sedan hit a semi-truck head-on on the Cuesta Grade on Highway 101 Monday morning, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Toby Adrianse.