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Tuesday morning traffic: Brush fire on Hwy 1 Aptos; crash on Beach Rd; Hwy 1 closure

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 1:07 PM · 1 min read
Tuesday morning traffic: Brush fire on Hwy 1 Aptos; crash on Beach Rd; Hwy 1 closure — Lookout Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Technology news
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This post is updated throughout the day to reflect the latest incidents. It was last updated at 6:31 a.m.. Here s what s happening on the roads this morning new incidents Road incidents as of 6:30 a.m. on October 20 A brush fire was reported around 6:05 a.m. on southbound Highway 1 near the State Park offramp in Aptos. Smoke was seen in the area, and fire authorities responded to the incident. The report was made today. A traffic crash happened at 5:55 a.m. at the intersection of Beach Rd and Thurwacher Rd in Watsonville / Pajaro. A Honda Accord went into a ditch and is partially blocking the westbound lanes. The fire department responded and a tow truck was called. The incident was reported today. South Highway 1 at Park Avenue in Capitola / Soquel is facing closures because of paving work. The closure will last until Nov. 19 at 7:01 a.m. There are alternating

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