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A wrong-way driver crashed and started a vehicle fire on Highway 1 in Morro Bay Tuesday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said.
At 4:09 p.m., a silver Hyundai traveling south in the northbound lanes of Highway 1 hit a white Lexus head-on near the Morro Bay Boulevard off-ramp, the CHP said.
As of 4:17 p.m., one of the vehicles was on fire. A CHP traffic log said all passengers had exited the vehicle.
The CHP said both drivers suffered minor to moderate injuries.
“Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash,” the CHP said in a Facebook post.
On February 10, 2026, a silver Hyundai traveling the wrong way on Highway 1 collided head-on with a white Lexus near the Morro Bay Boulevard off-ramp.
(California Highway Patrol)
Traffic slowed near the incident, the CHP log said.
There were a series of other incidents in the rain on Tuesday night.
The CHP said a vehicle traveling on Highway 41 crashed on the north side of the road near Straw Ridge Road around 3:45 p.m. Both passengers got out of the vehicle and were not injured.
Then, at 4:17 p.m., a white Toyota Camry and a white pickup truck collided near the Elephant Seal Boardwalk parking lot. The CHP said no one was injured in the incident.
On February 10, 2026, a silver Hyundai traveling the wrong way on Highway 1 collided head-on with a white Lexus near the Morro Bay Boulevard off-ramp.
(California Highway Patrol)
