Arroyo Grande woman charged with murder over fatal DUI crash
Prosecutors have charged a 26-year-old Arroyo Grande woman with murder over the alleged DUI crash on Highway 227 earlier this month that killed an elderly San Luis Obispo man. Read More …
Tag: Manslaughter
Man avoids jail time for causing deadly Oceano Dunes crash
A Yuba City man who killed another person while driving under the influence of alcohol at the Oceano Dunes in June, will avoid more time behind bars despite pleading no contest to manslaughter this week. Read More …
Woman sentenced to more than six years for death of Morro Bay pastor
A Los Osos woman who struck and killed a Morro Bay pastor while driving intoxicated was sentenced to state prison for six years and four months on Monday, though she could quickly be appearing before a parole board. Read More …
Los Osos woman to serve prison time for crash that killed pastor
A Los Osos woman who struck and killed a Morro Bay pastor while driving intoxicated reached a plea agreement with prosecutors that will result in her going to prison, though possibly for a just a fraction of the more than six years behind bars she is expected to receive as her sentence. Read More …
Alleged DUI driver pleads no contest to manslaughter over fatal Nipomo crash
A man who was allegedly driving under the influence of drugs when he caused a fatal head-on collision in Nipomo last month is expected to serve four years in state prison after pleading no contest to manslaughter on Wednesday. Read More …
Man charged with manslaughter but not DUI over Oceano Dunes crash
A Yuba City man who allegedly drove an off-road vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and went airborne, striking and killing another rider at the Oceano Dunes in June, has dodged a DUI charge, though he is facing a count of vehicular manslaughter. Read More …
DA charges driver in fatal Nipomo crash with manslaughter
San Luis Obispo County prosecutors charged a Northern California man on Tuesday with manslaughter, as well as a couple of counts of DUI, for allegedly causing a fatal head-on collision in Nipomo. Read More …
Woman was allegedly texting, intoxicated when she killed Morro Bay pastor
A 25-year-old woman was texting and intoxicated when she struck and killed a Morro Bay pastor in Los Osos last year, according to testimony in a court hearing on Wednesday. Read More …
Driver who struck Cal Poly student at dangerous intersection charged with manslaughter
The man involved in a high-profile collision in Arroyo Grande that killed an 18-year-old Cal Poly student has been charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter by the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. Read More …
Former Manse on Marsh administrator takes plea deal, avoids jail
The former second-in-command at the Manse on Marsh accepted a plea deal with state prosecutors that will likely enable him to avoid jail time over the 2014 death of a dementia patient who walked away from the San Luis Obispo assisted living facility and was struck by a car. Read More …