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Latest Post: 11/20/2012 11:05 AM First Post: 10/17/2012 07:27 PM (7 stories) 4 pictures 2 videos

Latest Update Coroner confirms cause of death in hit-and-run investigation

11/20/2012 11:05 AM by Kelly Orsini, KSBY News

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff/Coroner's Office has concluded Christopher Tietjen, 24, of Nipomo died from multiple blunt-force trauma injuries.

Tietjen was found dead off North Thompso… Click to Read More and see additional updates

Arrest made in deadly Nipomo hit and run

Latest Update Coroner confirms cause of death in hit-and-run investigation

11/20/2012 11:05 AM by Kelly Orsini, KSBY News

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff/Coroner's Office has concluded Christopher Tietjen, 24, of Nipomo died from multiple blunt-force trauma injuries.

Tietjen was found dead off North Thompson Avenue in Nipomo on November 12.

Marie Coyner, 23, is charged with hit-and-run in connection with his death.

Hit and run suspect posts bail

11/19/2012 11:26 AM by Kelly Orsini, KSBY News

The suspect in this month's deadly hit and run in Nipomo posted bail and was released from San Luis Obispo County Jail on Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the District Attorney's Office.

Marie Coyner, 23, of Nipomo was arrested on Tuesday. She is charged with the hit and run death of Christopher Tietjen, 24. Tietjen, who is also from Nipomo, was found dead off North Thompson Avenue last Monday.

Court documents allege Coyner had been texting when the crash happened.

Investigators identify suspect in deadly hit and run

11/14/2012 02:36 PM by Kelly Orsini, KSBY News

Investigators with the California Highway Patrol have identified the suspect in this week's deadly hit and run in Nipomo as Marie Coyner, 23, of Nipomo. Coyner was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and failing to stop and report a collision resulting in the death of a person.

Christopher Tietjen, 24, of Nipomo was found dead off North Thompson Avenue on Monday. The CHP had been looking for the driver of a mint green Prius.

Watch KSBY News at 5 and 6 p.m. for more on this story.

Hit and run victim from Nipomo identified

11/13/2012 10:36 PM by Connie Tran, KSBY News

The San Luis Obispo California Highway Patrol Office is on the hunt for a driver who hit and killed a 24-year old man. They said the traffic collision happened on North Thompson Avenue, south of Willow Road, sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning.

The San Luis Obispo County Coroner's Office identified the victim on Tuesday, as Christopher C. Tietjen, of Nipomo. In 2010, Tietjen was arrested after being accused of acting suspiciously around children at a playground in Nipomo.

Friends and loved ones of Tietjen poured out heartfelt memories over Facebook on Tuesday night.

Gary Mendoza posted on the KSBY Facebook page that Tietjen was a "good guy". Mendoza told KSBY over the phone that he was Tietjen's case worker through the local non-profit organization NCI Affiliates/Achievement House Inc. He said Tietjen was mentally disabled, and he saw him at least four times a week. He also said he had just seen Tietjen on Saturday, and he was looking forward to the holidays.

The CHP is looking for a 2004-2009 mint green Toyota Prius with major front end damage. Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact the CHP at (805)593-3333.

Victim identified in suspected hit and run

11/13/2012 03:52 PM by Kelly Orsini, KSBY News

The California Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a suspected hit and run in Nipomo as Christopher C. Tietjen, 24, of Nipomo.

His body was found off North Thompson Avenue Monday. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office had received a call just before noon of a person in the bushes. When deputies arrived on scene they found a body.

The CHP is looking for a 2004-2009 mint green Prius with major front-end damage.

Watch KSBY News at 5 and 6 for more on this story.

CHP looking for vehicle after possible hit and run in Nipomo

11/12/2012 06:37 PM by Madelyn Monteath, KSBY News

The California Highway Patrol is asking for your help in finding a car that was involved in a possible hit and run Monday.

The California Highway Patrol is on scene after a body was found near Thompson Avenue in Nipomo.

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's office received a call just before noon of a person in the bushes. When deputies arrived on scene they found a body.

The CHP is now investigating this as a hit and run and is currently searching for a 2004-2009 mint green Prius with major front end damage.

A witness on scene tells KSBY News the body was discovered around 5:00 pm.

CHP looking for big rig in local hit and run

10/17/2012 07:27 PM by Christina Jensen, KSBY News

The California Highway Patrol says they are looking for a big rig car hauler they say left a scene of a traffic accident.

It happened a little before 8 p.m. Wednesday near the Wadsworth Avenue off ramp in the northbound lanes of Highway 101.

CHP says the big rig involved had to suddenly stop due to a pervious collision on the highway, which caused four other vehicles to suddenly break, causing them to hit each other from behind.

Four out of the five cars stopped.

A Santa Maria man suffered from injuries and was taken to a local hospital.

The big rig left the scene.

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