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Victims of Deadly Head-On Collision on Highway 1 in Lompoc Valley Identified

Lompoc Valley, California (June 9, 2023) – 52-year-old Isidro Galvez and 19-year-old Erid Ortega, both from Lompoc, were injured when their vehicle was hit head-on by a sedan that drifted from oncoming traffic Tuesday morning in Lompoc Valley.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision, which also left three other people dead, was reported just before 6 a.m. on Highway 1 south of Constellation Road.

CHP said Galvez was driving a Chevy pickup truck northbound with his passenger Ortega.

A Kia sedan occupied by three people was at the same time heading south approaching the pickup.

For an unknown reason, the driver of the sedan allowed the car to drift into the northbound side and collide head-on with the pickup.

The three Santa Maria residents occupying the sedan, identified as Rosalva Chavez, 18, Zeferino Chavez Martinez, 47, and Adelina Cortez Olea, 48, were killed in the accident.

Galvez and Ortega were hospitalized at Marian Regional Medical Center with minor injuries.

CHP officers, Santa Barbara County firefighters, and other emergency personnel were at the scene.

Investigators are collecting information that will help them figure out what transpired leading to the wreck.

The investigators ask anyone who may have information about the collision to contact CHP at 805-688-5551.