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Man killed in crash on Highway 227 in San Luis Obispo County

August 19, 2024

By KAREN VELIE

One man is dead and a woman is in the hospital following a single vehicle crash on Highway 227 in San Luis Obispo County on Monday, according to the CHP.

Shortly before noon, the driver was headed westbound on highway 227 near Cold Canyon when his truck rolled and then landed on its side. Firefighters extracted both the driver and his passenger from the truck.

The male driver died at the scene. Responders transported the female passenger to a local hospital. The name of the deceased is not being released pending notification of his next of kin.

The crash started a small fire which temporarily shut down one lane of traffic.

 


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So sorry to hear that. May he rest in peace and his family be ok!


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Excessive speed for conditions?


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That’s the first thing I thought. “Westbound” I take to mean he was going north. There are some vertical sight distance limitations on that segment that could pose a problem with excessive speed. If another vehicle were entering or exiting a driveway or intersection on 227, he could have tried to swerve and then lost control.


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You got all of that from the article? Wow.


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Going South, the road actually goes East where the crash occurred. This happened just after the crest of the hill, about 1/4 mile North of the landfill.


Other reports say the driver was 79, and the woman passenger is 76. He drifted onto the shoulder, over-corrected, spun into a tree, and rolled over through a fence.


I don’t think speed was a factor, just slow response due to age.


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