A single-vehicle rollover crash on southbound Highway 101 near Atascadero left one person with major injuries on Wednesday morning. The crash happened around 10:21 a.m. near the Santa Barbara Road offramp, north of State Route 58, when an SUV reportedly struck the center divider and rolled over multiple times before coming to rest upright. Emergency crews closed both southbound lanes of the highway while first responders worked the scene, backing up traffic in the area. The injured occupant was transported to a hospital for treatment. The California Highway Patrol is investigating what caused the vehicle to lose control.
According to KSBY News, the California Highway Patrol’s Templeton office responded to the crash and confirmed only one vehicle was involved. The outlet reported that both southbound lanes were shut down for roughly two hours, with CHP urging drivers to seek an alternate route. Cal Coast News separately reported that the SUV crashed into the center divider about a mile north of Highway 58 before overturning and that responders transported the injured person to the hospital, corroborating the timeline and severity of the injuries. Both outlets reported that the lanes reopened by around 12:40 p.m. No further details about the injured person’s identity or condition have been released.
