The accident occurred around 8 p.m. on December 23 on southbound Highway 101 near El Capitan State Beach.
Santa Barbara County, CA – A driver suffered serious injuries in a rollover collision on Highway 101 on the Gaviota Coast, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department reported.
The accident occurred around 8 p.m. on December 23 on southbound Highway 101 near El Capitan State Beach.
A Toyota Tundra pickup truck veered off the highway and overturned, landing near the adjacent railroad tracks.
Santa Barbara County firefighters took about 30 minutes to extricate the driver from the car using hydraulic tools.
The male driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was taken by AMR ambulance to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital with serious injuries.
The right-hand southbound highway lane remained closed during the rescue operation. Train traffic was also temporarily halted.
CHP is investigating the accident.
In 2022, Santa Barbara County had a total of 2,557 fatal and injury collisions, which ranked 12th out of 58 counties in California for this metric. The county consistently sees a high volume of incidents along major roadways like Highway 101, which was previously identified as the deadliest road in the county. Key contributing factors to severe and fatal collisions in the region include speeding (responsible for 16.2% of severe or fatal collisions in the City of Santa Barbara data), driving under the influence (13.1%), and improper turning.
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