Highway 101 winds up the Cuesta Grade toward the ridge line and TV Tower Road. A car went off TV Tower Road on June 16, 2025, injuring the driver.
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A vehicle reportedly tumbled 150 feet down TV Tower Road road along the Cuesta Ridge on Monday evening, injuring the driver.
According to the CHP page, the solo occupant then climbed out of the vehicle and “up the ridge.”
Clouds gather behind the antennas on TV Tower Road along the west Cuesta Ridge, seen on March 13, 2025. David Middlecamp dmiddlecamp@thetribunenews.com
Multiple tow trucks were initially called to the area, with several saying they would not have enough cable to reach the vehicle.
According to the CHP page, the driver received minor injuries in the crash.
TV Tower Road on West Cuesta Ridge is rutted and narrow with few turnouts for cars that travel in opposite directions. This is one of the wider less rutted sections. Seen here on June 17, 2025. David Middlecamp dmiddlecamp@thetribunenews.com
This story was originally published June 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM.
Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.
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