SLO cyclist hit by truck, dragged 30 feet down street in DUI crash, police say
A cyclist was struck by a car and dragged down Broad Street in San Luis Obispo late Tuesday evening.
According to a post to Instagram by the San Luis Obispo Police Department, a pedestrian was walking their bike in the bike lane near the Marigold Center when they were struck by a pickup truck.
The truck dragged both the pedestrian and their bike around 30 feet down the road before stopping, according to the post.
The pedestrian was transported to a San Luis Obispo hospital with moderate, non-life threatening injuries, while the driver was arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence of narcotics, according to the post.
The name of the driver was not released.
This story was originally published May 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM.
Joan Lynch
The Tribune