Traffic stalled for hours on major SLO County road after crash downs utility pole
Traffic was stalled for hours on a major San Luis Obispo County road after a car slammed into a power pole late Sunday night.
Around 9:53 p.m. Sunday, a Tesla hit a utility pole on Los Osos Valley Road near Turri Road in Los Osos, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Traffic Incident Information page.
The crash — which resulted in a minor injury — caused live power lines to fall across the roadway, CHP’s San Luis Obispo office said on X around 4 a.m. Monday.
The state road agency urged drivers to access San Luis Obispo by taking South Bay Boulevard to Highway 1 while Los Osos Valley Road remained blocked.
By 9:30 a.m. Monday, cars were backed up by more than a mile on the major roadway, CHP said, resulting in “very angry” complaints about the traffic build-up and lack of traffic control in the area.
Los Osos Valley Road was originally slated to be reopened by 8 a.m., but CHP later estimated PG&E would need several more hours to complete repairs.
The new estimated reopened for the roadway is 2 p.m., CHP said on X.
“If you take LOVR to Turri Rd expect major delays due to construction on South Bay Blvd,” the agency said.
This story was originally published June 8, 2026 at 10:46 AM.
