The driver of a Nissan Kick was traveling east when the vehicle started to pass a 2008 Nissan Frontier that was ahead of him. The Nissan Kick's driver used the left turn lane to overtake traffic when the vehicle collided into a westbound Dodge Journey, which waiting to turn.
Santa Maria, CA. – 21-year-old male driver was killed, Eribertha Martinez-Amado, Wendi Pacheco-Lopez, and 1-Year-Old Child were injured in a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 166 in Santa Maria late Saturday night.
At approximately 11:10 p.m., personnel from the Santa Barbara County and Santa Maria fire departments were dispatched to a crash on West Main Street Highway 166, west of Hanson Way.
The driver of a Nissan Kick was traveling east when the vehicle started to pass a 2008 Nissan Frontier that was ahead of him
The Nissan Kick's driver used the left turn lane to overtake traffic when the vehicle collided into a westbound Dodge Journey, which waiting to turn.
One vehicle ended up on its rooftop and a truck landed in a ditch 10 feet from the roadway
The driver of the Nissan Kick sustained fatal injuries.
Martinez-Amado and the Nissan Frontier's driver, Pacheco-Lopez, received minor injuries.
CHP officers are trying to identify and locate the male driver of the 2016 Dodge Journey after he handed a 1-year-old child to a bystander.
CHP officers were investigating the circumstances that led to the crash, but believe alcohol was a factor.
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Santa Maria, CA. – One person was killed in a two-vehicle collision that left two other people injured in Santa Maria on Saturday night.
The 11:09 p.m. accident happened on Highway 166 near Hanson Way, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A white sedan and a second vehicle were involved in the collision. However, the events leading up to the accident were not immediately determined.
One person was killed in the accident, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department reported.
The name of the person who died in the accident was not immediately disclosed.
Two other people were hospitalized with minor and moderate injuries.
Three other people declined treatment.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is underway.