Update: Semi truck crashes on Highway 101 in Templeton near officer-involved shooting
Update, 5:10 p.m.
A semi-trailer truck crashed on Highway 101 in Templeton on Thursday after a Paso Robles police officer stopped traffic on the freeway in the wake of an officer-involved shooting, according to the CHP.
As police officers and San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office deputies approached the suspect downed in the shooting, a Paso Robles Police Department officer “tried to slow traffic down to keep (vehicles) out of the line of fire if more rounds were fired between law enforcement and the suspec,” CHP Officer Patrick Seebart wrote in an email.
“As the officer stopped southbound traffic on the freeway, the driver of the big rig driver swerved suddenly, causing his vehicle to jackknife,” Seebart wrote, tying up traffic.
No one was injured in the collision, according to the CHP.
Original story:
A semi trailer truck crashed in Templeton on Thursday morning near the scene of an officer-involved shooting, according to the California Highway Patrol.
According to the CHP, the semi truck jackknifed and blocked both lanes of southbound Highway 101, just north of Main Street.
It is unknown at this time whether the crash was related to the shooting incident. However, both happened around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, CHP logs show.
No one was injured in the crash, according to the CHP.
As of 11:30 the semi truck was still on the highway, causing traffic delays in the area.
This story was originally published September 24, 2020 at 12:13 PM.
