CHP releases name of woman killed during police chase near Nipomo

California Highway Patrol has released the identity of a Santa Maria woman killed during a car chase near Nipomo on Thursday morning.

According to CHP, dispatch was notified of a pursuit that morning involving a Honda Accord and the Guadalupe Police Department around 8:30 a.m.

During the pursuit, the Honda was traveling southbound on Bonita School Road from Division Street when its driver, Jessica Rose Gutierrez Moreno, 28, lost control of the vehicle on a turn.

The car swerved across the northbound lane and continued onto the dirt shoulder before crashing into a telephone pole, according to CHP.

Guadalupe police officers attempted live-saving measures, but Moreno died from her injuries at the scene, according to CHP.

CHP is handling the investigation into the incident.

Kaytlyn Leslie

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Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.