Driver trapped in vehicle on Hwy. 101 as pair of accidents snarl traffic in SLO County
Multiple vehicles were involved in a pair of traffic collisions in southern San Luis Obispo County early Wednesday morning.
According to the California Highway Patrol’s Traffic Incident Information Page, a caller reported seeing a pair of tail lights go off the northbound roadside of Highway 101 around 5:10 a.m. near the Oak Park Boulevard off-ramp.
The vehicle damaged fencing around 200 feet from the off-ramp, and ambulances were dispatched to the scene of the collision shortly after it was reported, according to a CHP spokesperson.
Medics and a tow truck were dispatched around 5:30 a.m., locating the vehicle in a culvert, the CHP spokesperson told The Tribune.
Emergency responders worked for around two hours to extricate the driver from the vehicle, according to a Tweet from the Five Cities Fire Authority.
Not long afterwards, a second traffic collision near the Oak Park Boulevard offramp involving two vehicles was reported around 6:44 a.m., according to the Traffic Incident Information Page.
According to the Traffic Incident Information Page, by 6:49 a.m., four vehicles were involved in the collision, with all four vehicles on the roadside.
A tow truck was dispatched to the scene around 6:56 a.m. to remove a gray GMC truck that suffered moderate front end damage in the collision, according to the CHP page.
At least one driver suffered minor injuries, according to the CHP page.
This story was originally published December 20, 2023 at 9:11 AM.
