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Teen fatally hit by animal control truck in SLO identified

By Hannah Poukish and Chloe Shrager
An animal control truck struck and killed a pedestrian near San Luis Obispo on Feb. 25, 2026, and emergency responders closed parts of Orcutt Road and Johnson Avenue.
An animal control truck struck and killed a pedestrian near San Luis Obispo on Feb. 25, 2026, and emergency responders closed parts of Orcutt Road and Johnson Avenue. David Middlecamp dmiddlecamp@thetribunenews.com

A pedestrian who was hit and killed by an animal control truck in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday has been identified.

San Luis Obispo resident Brooklyn Gutierrez, 18, was killed in the crash on Orcutt Road near La Lomita Way, according to California Highway Patrol spokesperson Angela Molinar.

An animal control truck struck Gutierrez while driving into the city at around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.

The CHP, San Luis Obispo City Fire Department, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office and San Luis Ambulance responded to the incident.

Gutierrez was pronounced dead at the scene, emergency responders told the Tribune.

This story was originally published March 2, 2026 at 11:13 AM.

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Hannah Poukish covers San Luis Obispo County as The Tribune’s government reporter. She previously reported and produced stories for The Sacramento Bee, CNN, Spectrum News and The Mercury News in San Jose. She graduated from Stanford University with a master’s degree in journalism. 
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