Car flips into orchard off of Highway 101, slowing traffic

A flipped vehicle off of Highway 101 brought traffic to a standstill outside of San Luis Obispo on Sunday afternoon.

The California Highway Patrol responded to a small white SUV going off northbound Highway 101 just before the Higuera Street off-ramp and crashing into an orchard at 1:47 p.m., according to its traffic incident page.

The SUV flipped on its way down and was 15 feet from the highway down the embankment, the CHP page said.

It was unclear if there were any injuries resulting from the crash. Ambulances and a tow truck were en route as of 2:30 p.m., according to the CHP page.

Heavy traffic resulted from the crash, backing up to the Mattie Road off-ramp in Shell Beach as of Sunday at 2:30 p.m., according to the Caltrans QuickMap.

This story was originally published June 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM.