Multi-car crash kills one in SLO County Saturday night

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A three-car crash killed a person just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday near Higuera Ranch on the southbound side of Highway 101, according to the SLO CHP.

A 2026 Toyota Camry tried turning left from Higuera Ranch onto the highway when a 2023 Highlander going north hit the Camry at an unknown rate of speed, according to the CHP.

Both cars crashed, and the Highlander came to rest on the southbound 101 right shoulder, while the heavily damaged Camry faced the wrong way in the northbound #1 lane, according to the CHP.

A woman in the Camry came out of the passenger side door, trying to exit the car, when a 2024 Hyundai Tucson going north did not see the Camry and unfortunately hit the woman at an unknown speed.

The Tucson hit the Camry as the woman exited and landed in the southbound 101 lane following the collision, according to the CHP.

First responders later pronounced the woman dead, and five more people, two adults and three children, went to Sierra Vista Hospital for minor to moderate injuries, according to the CHP.

CHP officers kept the #2 lane and the shoulders for Highway 101 open for traffic during the initial analysis of the crash. Alcohol or drugs are not believed to be factors in the crash, according to the CHP.

The incident remains under investigation, according to the CHP.