A year after computer engineering freshman Jordan Grant’s death in a car accident, his parents have filed a lawsuit in San Luis Obispo Superior Court against the driver and jurisdictions associated with the intersection of the crash. This lawsuit comes after driver Richard Giuli was charged with a single count of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter without […]
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Family of Jordan Grant calls for boycott after winery stops closing of El Campo Road crossing
Work to restrict left-hand turns at El Campo Road and three other Highway 101 crossings was delayed after a local winery filed a lawsuit against Caltrans. The family of Cal Poly student Jordan Grant, who was killed in October 2018 at the crossing, is calling for a boycott of Laetitia Vineyard and Winery. Owned by […]
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Six months after student death, left-hand turns on Highway 101 will be blocked by the end of the month
Left-hand turns at four crossings on Highway 101, including El Campo Road where computer engineering freshman Jordan Grant was killed, will soon be blocked. Caltrans will start restricting the medians at intersections between Los Berros Road in Nipomo and Traffic Way near Arroyo Grande May 13, according to Caltrans Public Information Officer Jim Shivers. The […]
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Cal Poly donor charged after killing freshman Jordan Grant while crossing Highway 101 at El Campo
A driver who allegedly made an unsafe left turn causing a crash that killed Cal Poly computer science freshman Jordan Grant has been criminally charged. Driver Richard Giuli was charged with a single count of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence. If convicted, Giuli faces a fine of $1,000 and a maximum of six months […]
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Their son will never get to vote. So the Grant family donated $50,000 to ASI to encourage other students to share their voice
The family of computer engineering freshman Jordan Grant donated $50,000 to Associated Students Inc. (ASI) to increase awareness of student voting registration, in memory of their son. “We want Jordan’s classmates to share the excitement he had for voting,” Jordan’s dad James Grant said. “We think beginning to vote and finding a voice will change […]
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The fight to close the El Campo intersection continues in wake of Jordan Grant’s death
Wednesday, Dec. 5, James urged officials to prohibit unprotected left turns across Highway 101 traffic, specifically at the El Campo intersection, at a San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) meeting.
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Jordan Grant’s father works to eliminate the ‘deathtrap’ at Highway 101 and El Campo Road intersection
The change.org petition has garnered more than 8,000 signatures in just a few days.
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Cal Poly community mourns the loss of brother, son and friend, Jordan Grant
“He was my hero, my best friend, my person to look up to and now, my angel”
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Freshman Jordan Grant dies in motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon
Computer engineering freshman Jordan Grant died Sunday afternoon when his motorcycle collided with a BMW sedan on Highway 101.
