–On Saturday at 7:09 p.m., 42-year-old Paso Robles man Christopher Moen, who was driving a Dodge Ram pickup, was stopped at the intersection of Centre Street and Highway 46/41 East in Shandon, waiting to turn left. 55-year-old Selma California woman Eva Vasquez was driving a Toyota Tacoma eastbound on 46/41 East in the outer lane at a speed of 65 mph. Moen reported that he didn’t see traffic approaching from the eastbound lanes and proceeded forward into the intersection. Vasquez said she saw the Dodge move forward heading towards her lane and applied her vehicle’s brakes. Moen’s pickup continued into the outer lane of eastbound SR 46 East. Vasquez tried to steer to the left in order to avoid a collision, but the left/front end of the Dodge Ram struck the right/front end, of the Toyota Tacoma, according to California Highway Patrol.
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–Deaths from drug overdoses surged this year in San Luis Obispo County, according to records at the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office.
In 2020, at least 57 fatal overdoses were reported in the county. But that’s not the final number because an additional 19 deaths still under investigation by the coroner have “significant suspicion of overdose toxicity.” So total drug overdose deaths for SLO County could be as high as 76.
That compares to a total of 53 overdose deaths in 2019, 44 in 2018, 41 in 2017, and 43 in 2016.
The majority of the deaths were due to opiate overdoses including heroin and fentanyl. Methamphetamine was also a significant contributor to the overdose deaths, as were mixtures of the drugs.