Vehicle crashes into Mission Plaza in SLO, bursts into flames

August 23, 2022

By JOSH FRIEDMAN

A driver crashed a car into Mission Plaza in San Luis Obispo early Tuesday morning, after which the vehicle burst into flames. [KSBY]

The male driver ran over a barrier pillar at the intersection of Chorro and Monterey streets at about 2 a.m. His black sedan struck a rock flowerbed, entered Mission Plaza and became engulfed in flames.

Firefighters arrived at the scene and extinguished the blaze within 20 minutes.

The driver suffered minor distress, firefighters said. It is unclear what caused him to drive into Mission Plaza.

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AG_fella

08/24/2022 7:29 am

Another GAS powered car bursting into flames. Funny all the hype about EV’s doing this.

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ryguy

08/23/2022 9:17 pm

It was Bruce Gibson after he got heckled at cruise night in Atascadero Friday night trying to be a north county “car guy”

Jorge Estrada

08/23/2022 1:32 pm

Unless things have changed from the time someone crashed into my wall, the State of California only requires a minimum of $5,000 in personal property damage. Let’s hope there’s enough cover all costs for the City of SLO.