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Traffic backed up on Highway 101 in SLO after rollover crash

Northbound traffic on Highway 101 was backed up through part of San Luis Obispo after a single-car crash on July 7, 2026.
Northbound traffic on Highway 101 was backed up through part of San Luis Obispo after a single-car crash on July 7, 2026.

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Northbound traffic on Highway 101 was backed up through part of San Luis Obispo after a single-car crash Tuesday morning.

According to the California Highway Patrol incident information page, a Jeep hit the center divider and experienced rollover damage near the Madonna Road off-ramp at around 11:09 a.m.

After the crash, debris was scattered across the northbound lanes and the vehicle was sitting on the right side of the roadway, CHP said.

By 11:15 a.m., a tow truck was called to the scene. It’s unknown whether the crash resulted in any injuries, the CHP page said.

Traffic was slowed on Highway 101 from the Madonna Road off-ramp to the Los Osos Valley Road exit as of 11:30 a.m., according to Caltrans’ QuickMap.

Hannah Poukish
The Tribune
Hannah Poukish covers San Luis Obispo County as The Tribune’s government reporter. She previously reported and produced stories for The Sacramento Bee, CNN, Spectrum News and The Mercury News in San Jose. She graduated from Stanford University with a master’s degree in journalism. 
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