According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the crash happened at around 2:15 p.m. December 16, in the 2600 block of East Clark Avenue, east of Presquile Road.
Orcutt, CA – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Bureau has identified two Santa Maria men killed in a crash on East Clark Avenue in Orcutt Monday afternoon as Ivan Garcia-Pineda, 24, and his brother-in-law, Ricardo Mejia Flores, 35.
According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the crash happened at around 2:15 p.m. December 16, in the 2600 block of East Clark Avenue, east of Presquile Road.
The preliminary investigation revealed a 2007 Honda Fit was eastbound on Clark Avenue and came to a stop in lanes attempting to make a left turn when it was rear-ended by a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Santa Maria resident Andres Perez.
The impact pushed the Honda into opposing traffic and the direct path of a westbound 2018 Ram truck driven by Santa Maria resident Hermenegildo Villegas Ramirez.
The truck slammed into the right side of the Honda, killing a passenger in the right front seat.
The driver of the Honda was transported to Marian Regional Medical Center, where he later died due to his injuries.
Another passenger in the Honda's back seat was critically injured and transported to the hospital.
An investigation is ongoing.
