Accidents in Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara, renowned for its coastal beauty and tourism, frequently experiences traffic incidents along US-101. These accidents can impact access to the beach and local businesses in this scenic city.
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July 4, 2025, 2:39 am PST
The accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. on the 3200 block of West Ocean Avenue, west of Douglass Avenue. Lompoc, CA. – 32-year-old Joseph Isaac Medina was the driver who died after his pickup truck rolled over Wednesday afternoon in Lompoc, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Bureau reported. The
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June 11, 2025, 5:53 am PST
Two people were taken to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital with moderate to major injuries Santa Barbara, CA. – Two people were hospitalized after being injured in a fiery car accident in Santa Barbara on Tuesday morning. The accident happened around 11:40 a.m. on Highway 154 near Highway 246, according to
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June 5, 2025, 3:07 am PST
The wreck transpired just after noon on northbound Highway 101 north of the Nojoqui Summit. Buellton, CA. – Three people were hospitalized after two vehicles collided Sunday afternoon in Buellton, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department reported. The wreck transpired just after noon on northbound Highway 101 north of the
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June 3, 2025, 2:09 am PST
According to Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the wreck happened on June 1 on Highway 101 north of Nojoqui Summit Santa Barbara, CA – Three people were injured following a two-vehicle collision Sunday afternoon in Santa Barbara. According to Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the wreck happened on June 1 on
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May 23, 2025, 4:11 am PST
Howard was involved in a head-on collision around 6:53 a.m. on May 1 on Highway 154 near San Antonio Creek Road. Santa Barbara, CA. – 24-year-old Carly Grace Howard died days after she was taken off life support following a crash that happened earlier this month in Santa Barbara. According
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May 21, 2025, 2:39 am PST
54-year-old Lompoc physician Hafez Nasr and his passenger, 53-year-old Saghar Golpayegani, were seriously injured in the crash that also left three Dos Pueblos High School students dead. Lompoc, CA. – Authorities identified all the victims involved in a triple fatal collision that occurred Sunday evening on Highway 1 near Rancho
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May 20, 2025, 12:04 pm PST
Authorities said 36-year-old Christina Almada from Santa Barbara was driving a black SUV south on State Street when a bicyclist may have veered or turned in front of her car, leading to a crash. Santa Barbara, CA. – A cyclist died, and a driver was arrested after a traffic collision
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May 20, 2025, 2:39 am PST
Firefighters responded to the scene and found a Chevrolet Avalanche and a Toyota Camry involved in the collision. Orcutt, CA. – Two people were injured, one critically, in a head-on crash that happened Monday morning between Orcutt and Los Alamos. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the wreck
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May 19, 2025, 9:08 pm PST
The Coroner identified the victims as Dos Pueblos High School students Jake Curtis, 18, of Goleta, Michael Ochsner, 17, of Santa Barbara, and Alexander Wood, 15, of Santa Barbara. Lompoc, CA – The Santa Barbara County Coroner’s Office has released the identities of three teens who were killed in a
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May 19, 2025, 2:14 am PST
Authorities said four cars were involved in the crash. One of them overturned onto its roof. Lompoc, CA. – Three people died, and two others were airlifted to the hospital after a multi-vehicle collision that took place Sunday evening near Lompoc. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the
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May 15, 2025, 6:16 am PST
A woman was driving in the area when she hit two females on foot on Camino Pescadero and Sabado Tarde Isla Vista, CA. – A vehicle struck and injured two pedestrians in Isla Vista on Tuesday evening, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The crash happened at about
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May 12, 2025, 11:22 pm PST
The wreck occurred around 12:42 p.m. on Highway 246, also known as Mission Drive, at Alamo Pintado Road. Solvang, CA. – Three people were injured, one severely, in a traffic collision that happened Monday afternoon at an intersection in Solvang. The wreck occurred around 12:42 p.m. on Highway 246, also
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May 6, 2025, 12:30 am PST
Investigators said Fultz was driving a GMC Sierra truck eastbound on the highway when she drifted into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a Pontiac Vibe sedan. Santa Barbara, CA. – 24-year-old Katelyn Fultz of Bakersfield was arrested on suspicion of DUI after three people were injured in a head-on
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May 2, 2025, 11:22 pm PST
At least one person was injured in the accident and was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for treatment Santa Barbara, CA. – One person was injured in a motorcycle accident on Friday afternoon in Goleta. According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened on Highway 101 near Turnpike
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May 1, 2025, 7:30 pm PST
The two vehicles reportedly collided head-on and one person had to be extricated from one of the vehicles Santa Barbara, CA.– Three people were injured in a two-vehicle collision in Santa Barbara on Thursday morning, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The wreck took place on Highway 154,
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April 29, 2025, 12:58 am PST
The accident occurred around 5:16 p.m. on northbound Highway 101, just north of Carrillo Street. Santa Barbara, CA. – Minor injuries were sustained in a multi-vehicle collision that happened Monday afternoon in Santa Barbara, the California Highway Patrol reported. The accident occurred around 5:16 p.m. on northbound Highway 101, just
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April 18, 2025, 5:15 pm PST
CHP said Edger Reveles was driving a 2011 GMC Terrain eastbound on Modoc Road when, for some reason, the GMC crossed the double solid yellow lines into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a 2023 Audi A4, driven by an 87-year-old Goleta woman from Goleta. Santa Barbara, CA– A
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April 2, 2025, 12:15 am PST
35-year-old Ashley Elise Wallace was arrested on suspicion of DUI following the collision. Santa Maria, CA. – 55-year-old William Batiste Jr. was the motorcyclist who died in a DUI collision Friday afternoon in Santa Maria, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Bureau reported. 35-year-old Ashley Elise Wallace was arrested on
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March 30, 2025, 7:45 pm PST
The rider suffered an open wrist fracture and was taken to hospital for treatment San Diego, CA. – One person was injured in a motorcycle accident that happened on Thursday afternoon in Point Loma. According to the San Diego Police Department, the accident happened around 12:55 p.m. at the intersection
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March 30, 2025, 6:41 pm PST
Two people were extricated from the vehicles and taken to the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara, CA. – Four people were hospitalized after being injured in a collision on Sunday morning in Santa Barbara. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the accident happened around 9:30 a.m. on
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March 27, 2025, 11:25 pm PST
A sedan collided with a commercial truck for an event rental firm under unclear circumstances. The sedan’s front end got lodged underneath the semi-truck’s trailer. Santa Barbara, CA. – One person was hospitalized after a big rig accident that happened Tuesday night on Highway 101 near Gaviota, the California Highway
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March 27, 2025, 1:35 am PST
A car reportedly collided with a commercial vehicle on the northbound side of the highway and the car got pinned underneath the rig Buellton, CA.- Injuries were reported in a car accident in Buellton late Tuesday night, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The incident took place on
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March 24, 2025, 10:52 pm PST
The wreck occurred just before 3 a.m. on Monday, March 17 on northbound Highway 101 near Carmen Drive. Camarillo, CA. – The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the two men who died last week in a car collision in Camarillo as Dong Shan Ma and Mason W. Ryan. Both
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March 1, 2025, 9:48 am PST
The Lompoc Fire Department, and California Highway Patrol personnel responded to the incident on West Ocean Avenue and South Bailey Avenue at 4:10 p.m. on February 25 Lompoc, CA – The San Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Bureau has identified a motorcyclist killed in a Tuesday evening collision on West Ocean Avenue in
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March 1, 2025, 12:44 am PST
One person was injured in the accident and was taken to the hospital for treatment Santa Barbara, CA. – Injuries were reported in a motorcycle accident that happened on Friday evening in Montecito. According to a California Highway Patrol report, the accident happened on Highway 101 near San Ysidro Road
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February 25, 2025, 8:51 pm PST
A man was riding a motorcycle in the area when he was involved in a collision with a pickup truck Lompoc, CA.- A motorcyclist was killed in a collision that took place in Lompoc on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The crash occurred at W.
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February 9, 2025, 7:53 am PST
One person was injured in the accident and was taken to hospital for treatment Santa Barbara, CA. – At least one person was injured in a Saturday evening collision involving an electric scooter near Isla Vista in Santa Barbara. According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident occurred around 5:21
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February 7, 2025, 10:13 pm PST
According to the California Highway Patrol, the wreck occurred around 3:20 p.m. on Highway 154 near San Antonio Creek Road. Santa Barbara, CA. – Minor injuries were reported in a head-on collision that also left traffic lanes blocked Friday afternoon near a construction site in Santa Barbara. According to the
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February 7, 2025, 5:57 am PST
According to the CHP, a bicyclist was hit by a vehicle in the area under unclear circumstances Santa Barbara, CA.- A bicyclist was injured in a crash that happened in Santa Barbara on Wednesday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. The incident took place on S. Turnpike Road and
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January 28, 2025, 11:56 am PST
One was seriously injured in the accident and was taken to the hospital for treatment Santa Barbara, CA. – One person was seriously injured in a car crash on Tuesday morning in Santa Barbara. According to a California Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 6:07 a.m. on Highway 101 near