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San Luis Obispo Police Department
Saturday June 20th, 2015 :: 10:57 a.m. PDT

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An update to this message has been issued.

Major Injury DUI Collision news release

WHAT: Major Injury DUI Collision

WHEN: Friday, June 19, 2015 at 6:04 PM

SUSPECT: Dennis Whittinghill, 63 year old resident of Los Osos

PEDESTRIAN: Alvino Figueroa, 89 year old resident of Redlands

DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Sgt. Booth (805) 781-7313




On June 19, 2015 at approximately 6:04 PM officers responded to a collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian in the 600 block of Higuera. The vehicle was turning W/B onto Higuera from N/B Broad and struck the pedestrian. The pedestiran was transported to the hospital by ambulance and is currently being treated for his injuries.
A DUI investigation was conducted at the scene and the driver was arrested for felony DUI resulting in the injury of another.

The collision investigation is being handled by the traffic safety unit of the San Luis Obispo Police Department. More details will be released at a later time.

Any further questions should be referred to the department contact. Anonymous information may be referred to Crime Stoppers @ (805) 549-STOP or contact them online at www.slotips.org

Address/Location
San Luis Obispo Police Department
1042 Walnut Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-781-7337

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