Ryan ChartrandCal Poly business administration freshman Victor Robles was at the wheel of a car accident that resulted in the death of one man, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Robles was driving his 1991 Mustang on U.S. Highway 101 south near Madonna Road with three of his friends, and the collision resulted in the death of passenger Edwin M. Amayarosa, 20.
Robles claimed to have dozed for a moment, and the car drifted into the center divider. He awoke to turn the vehicle back onto the road, but as a result, the car lost traction and overcorrected toward the right shoulder, authorities said.
The car reportedly slid across the lanes, through a metal perimeter fence, collided into a lamp post and rolled over. It came to rest on its wheels in the parking lot of Embassy Suites. The collision occurred at around 4:20 a.m. Wednesday, CHP said.
Amayarosa, who wasn’t wearing his seatbelt, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Police have said that alcohol was not a factor in the collision. Robles and the other two passengers, Felix Rodriguez, 20, and Steven Alexander, 19, sustained minor to moderate injuries. Robles and Alexander refused medical treatment and Rodriguez sought his own aid at Sierra Vista Hospital.
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The San Luis Obispo Police Department issued a warrant for a Grover Beach man who is suspected of committing a lewd act with a minor in 1992.
Jeffrey Howard, 49, had the leading role in “Evita” in a SLO Little Theater production at the Old Junior High School, and allegedly molested a minor, who was then 12 years old, during breaks in the play, according to police.
Police have been investigating the case since the victim came forward last year. Howard was arrested and booked Tuesday and his bail was set at $100,000.
Police have received information that Howard still participates in plays in the south county, and anyone with information that may tie Howard to other crimes is asked to contact police.
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Police responded to a report of a smashed window and commercial burglary Tuesday morning at The Poor Boy Sandwiches on California Boulevard.
Officers discovered that the cash register and tip jar were missing, according to a San Luis Obispo Police Department press release.
Investigation into the burglary led to the discovery of video from a nearby business which yielded a photo of the suspect.
He is described as a white male in his late teens or early 20s with blond hair, was wearing a dark sweatshirt with a logo design on the front, and left the area in a light-colored compact car, police said.
The cash register was later located at a nearby park with the money missing, but the tip jar remains outstanding.