Driver apprehended after fleeing on foot from fatal hit-and-run near Lompoc Prison

LOMPOC, Calif. - The driver of a vehicle who fled on foot from a fatal hit-and-run crash near the Lompoc Prison has been apprehended.

The male suspect was taken into custody after the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office and the California Highway Patrol conducted a large search near the site of the crash.

It happened around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday on Santa Lucia Canyon Road. According to CHP, a gray Jeep SUV crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on into a blue Lexus.

The driver of the Lexus, a 36-year-old Santa Maria man, was killed in the crash. His passenger, a 38-year-old woman from Santa Maria was seriously injured.

The driver of the Jeep then fled the scene on foot. The Jeep was later discovered to be stolen out of Lompoc.

CHP set up a perimeter in the area of Vandenberg Place between the prison and Vandenberg Air Force Base.

The sheriff's office assisted CHP with deputies, K9 units, and a sheriff's helicopter.

At around 3 p.m. a sheriff's dog tracked down the suspect and he was taken into custody.

The identity of the driver has not been released at this time.