Stretch of major SLO road closed due to crash investigation. See where
Update 5 p.m.:
Police confirmed that a motorcyclist was killed in the crash. For more information, see the story on the fatal crash here:
Motorcyclist killed in collision with car on busy SLO street
Original Story:
A major San Luis Obispo road was closed Tuesday morning as police investigated a crash between a car and a motorcyclist.
Broad Street was closed at Caudill Street “for an indeterminate time,” the San Luis Obispo Police Department posted on X around 9:52 a.m.
Only the southbound lanes were closed, with traffic still open headed toward downtown. Southbound traffic was being detoured at Woodbridge Street to Mitchell Drive, where it re-entered Broad.
Evidence markers were placed at various points on Broad for about a block, and clothes were piled in the street in one spot.
SLO Police Department spokesperson Christine Wallace told The Tribune the crash involved a car and motorcycle.
A photo shared by the Police Department shows a police motorcycle parked at the corner of the streets sectioned off by caution tape.
Another motorcycle which did not appear to be a law enforcement vehicle was parked standing up on the sidewalk behind the police tape.
Wallace said more information would be available later on Tuesday.
This story was originally published March 24, 2026 at 10:36 AM.
