Overturned wood chipper halts Highway 101 traffic outside SLO

December 6, 2023

By JOSH FRIEDMAN

A woodchipper that was being towed by a truck overturned on Highway 101 south of San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, blocking lanes and causing traffic to pile up.

The truck went off the roadway at approximately 2:18 p.m. near South Higuera Street. The woodchipper then rolled over and landed on its roof, blocking the numbers 1 and 2 lanes, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Southbound traffic backed up to around Los Osos Valley Road. There were no reports of any injuries.


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