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• Hit and run suspect identified as son of local strawberry farmer

  May 23, 2012 10:09 PM

  New information in this month's fatal hit and run that killed a homeless man in Nipomo. We hit the streets today to search for more answers. Sources close to the investigation told KSBY News one of the persons of interest is the 23-year-old son of a prominent Central Coast... more »

• CHP look at possible fatal hit and run, car fire connection

  May 14, 2012 10:01 PM

  A car fire in south Santa Maria have investigators looking at whether or not it could be connected to Sunday's fatal hit and run in Nipomo. A witness said a blue Chevy Corvette hit and killed a man walking across the off-ramp of Highway 101 North at the 166... more »

• Man leads officers on wild chase after fatal hit and run

  March 18, 2011 9:14 PM

  A man led California Highway Patrol officers on a wild chase from Ventura through Santa Barbara County after they say he killed a motorcyclist in a hit and run. CHP officers and sheriff's deputies say the chase started in Ventura County just north of Del Norte on Highway 101... more »

• Man killed in police pursuit was part of prominent local family

  March 17, 2011 9:31 PM

  The driver killed this morning after crashing his car on Highway 58 during a police pursuit was the son of a prominent businessman. Pismo Beach Police say 32-year-old Jeffrey Filipponi of Santa Margarita led them on a deadly high-speed chase just before 4 a.m. Thursday morning. Friends say... more »

• Distracted driver causes fatal crash on Highway 154

  November 22, 2010 9:33 PM

  A Santa Maria man is dead tonight after his car was rear ended by a distracted driver on Highway 154. The Santa Barbara County Coroner's Office identified the man as 51-year-old John Schrader. It was one of two fatal crashes in Santa Barbara County today. The collision happened just before... more »

• "Open Flame Device" responsible for fatal fire

  November 11, 2010 11:42 PM

  Investigators say Wednesday's deadly house fire in Santa Maria appeared to be accidental, and they say an open flame device of some kind was used to start the fire. It happened on the 800-hundred block of Marcia Way last night. Investigators spent their day in an upstairs bedroom, cleaning... more »

• Firefighters say house had working smoke detector

  November 11, 2010 5:47 PM

  The Santa Maria Fire Department says the house badly damaged in Wednesday's fire had a working smoke detector. Battalion Chief Dan Orr says it alerted the mother, who was downstairs cooking, that there was something wrong upstairs. Santa Maria fire crews have not released the cause of the deadly... more »

• Deadly high speed chase could be alcohol related

  August 9, 2010 9:45 PM

  Investigators believe alcohol is a factor in a deadly high speed pursuit through Orcutt over the weekend. 40-year old Erik Bagby of Santa Maria was killed after crashing his truck early Sunday morning. The chase began in Old Town Orcutt around 1 a.m. Officers noticed the man was driving... more »

• CHP investigating fatal high speed chase

  August 9, 2010 1:19 PM

  The California Highway Patrol is investigating whether drugs or alcohol were a factor in the death of a Santa Maria man who led officers on a high speed chase through Orcutt Sunday morning. It started around 1:00a.m. on Clark Avenue at Gray Street in Old Orcutt. Officers say they... more »

• Arroyo Grande man identified in fatal construction accident

  June 18, 2010 3:14 PM

  The man who was killed in a construction accident on Highway 135 on Thursday has been identified as Daniel Toste, 67, from Arroyo Grande. The accident happened around 12:30 p.m. on Highway 135 near West Foster Road. According to a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol, a construction truck... more »

• Man dies in construction accident on Highway 135

  June 17, 2010 6:49 PM

  A 67-year-old man is dead after being run over by a truck on Highway 135 near West Foster Road. The accident happened around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. According to a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol, a construction truck backed up and ran over the victim. Officers believe he... more »

• Santa Maria man dies in Highway 154 accident

  June 2, 2010 6:05 PM

  Michael Highberger, 81, from Santa Maria, died at the scene of a two vehicle accident on Highway 154 Wednesday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, Highberger stopped at the intersection of Hwy. 154 and Hwy. 246, then failed to yield to a second vehicle travelling through the intersection.... more »

• One person is dead after crash on Highway 101 in Atascadero

  May 19, 2010 10:35 PM

  The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department has confirmed at least one person is dead after a crash on Highway 101 in Atascadero. It happened just after 7:00 p.m. on the southbound side of the highway, just north of San Ramon Road. The CHP could not provide many details,... more »

• At least one person is dead after crash on Highway 154

  April 29, 2010 11:54 PM

  Santa Barbara County fire crews say at least one person is dead after a crash on Highway 154 Thursday night. It happened just before 8:30 p.m. on the highway, east of Lake Cachuma. This is the third deadly accident to occur on Highway 154 in the last week. The... more »

• Driver swerved to avoid rocks before deadly crash on Hwy 154

  April 29, 2010 8:37 AM

  We're learning more about the moments leading up to a deadly crash that happened on Highway 154 near Windy Gap Thursday morning. The California Highway Patrol says 38-year-old Malibu resident Bert Berrera was driving his pick-up truck westbound on Highway 154 at about midnight, when he swerved to avoid some... more »

• New details of deadly accident on Hwy 154

  April 29, 2010 3:58 AM

  We're learning more about Thursday morning's deadly accident on Highway 154. Emergency crews were called to Highway 154 in the area of Windy Gap at about midnight. That's about a half-mile south of Painted Cave Rd., north of Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara County Fire Officials say only one vehicle... more »

• Driver burns to death in accident in rural San Luis Obispo Co.

  April 23, 2010 12:13 PM

  Emergency crews are on scene of a deadly accident in rural San Luis Obispo county. California Highway Patrol officers say at about 7:30a.m. Friday, they received a call about a pickup truck that had crashed into a ditch on northbound Santa Rosa Creek Rd, just north of Highway 46.... more »

• Victim pronounced dead after accident on Hwy 154

  April 22, 2010 8:08 PM

  The female driver involved in an accident on Highway 154 has died at the hospital, according to a spokesperson for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Emergency crews took 20 minutes to remove the victim from the wreckage. The accident occurred a little before 2:30 p.m. on Highway... more »

• Victim's name released in fatal ATV accident

  March 29, 2010 4:37 PM

  Twenty-nine-old Daniel Salgado from Goleta was killed on Saturday in an ATV accident in Los Padres National Forest, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department. The accident happened around 2:30 p.m. north of Upper Oso Campground. Santa Barbara County Fire crews and a Cal Star helicopter were dispatched... more »

• Lawyer for Templeton man involved in fatal accident says his client is innocent

  March 24, 2010 11:50 AM

  The lawyer for the Templeton accused of driving drunk and causing a deadly accident in San Francisco last week, says he expect all charges in the case to be dropped Thursday. That crash happened early last Friday morning. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Dwain Davis was driving under the... more »

• Arroyo Grande woman found dead after car crash

  March 11, 2010 3:02 PM

  The California Highway Patrol says an Arroyo Grande woman was found dead in her car early Thursday morning, after she crashed into a tree. Investigators believe at about 3:00a.m. Thursday, the 20-year-old woman veered off of Stanton Rd. in Arroyo Grande, and crashed into the tree near Lyn Rd.... more »

• Pickup driver killed in Ventura County train crash

  March 1, 2010 3:02 PM

  MOORPARK, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a pickup truck driver has died after colliding with an Amtrak train in rural Ventura County. Amtrak spokesman Vernae Graham says the northbound Pacific Surfliner collided with the truck at a private crossing in Moorpark shortly before 10:30 a.m. Monday. Nobody on the... more »

• Arraignment continued for driver of deadly New Year's Day crash

  January 8, 2010 6:46 PM

  The man accused of driving drunk and causing a deadly accident will not be arraigned until February. Cody Stutts, 21, appeared in a Santa Maria courtroom for arraignment Friday morning, but the judge continued his arraignment until next month. Stutts faces several felony counts, including gross vehicular manslaughter, in... more »

• Fewer fatal accidents, more DUI arrests over New Year's

  January 1, 2010 4:57 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The California Highway Patrol says that five fatal vehicle accidents occurred statewide between New Year's Eve and New Year's morning, five fewer than last year. The five accidents between 6 p.m. Dec. 31 and 6 a.m Jan. 1 claimed six victims because one of those killed... more »

• Cupertino woman dies in crash on Highway 101 near San Miguel

  December 11, 2009 3:50 AM

  A Northern California woman is dead after the California Highway Patrol says she lost control of her vehicle just north of San Miguel Thursday night. Investigators say at about 8:00p.m. Thursday, the 19-year-old Cupertino woman was driving northbound on Highway 101 just north of San Miguel, when she lost... more »