Man dies after suffering a medical emergency at the wheel, car rolls off Highway 154
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – A man died after possibly suffering a medical emergency at the wheel, causing his pick-up truck to roll off of Highway 154 according to Santa Barbara County Fire.
California Highway Patrol has not yet released the driver's name, but identified him as a 68-year-old Santa Maria man.
First responders arrived to the scene around 3:20 p.m. Thursday to find the Chevy pick-up truck on its roof off Highway 154 east of Zaca Station Rd in Santa Ynez Valley, according to Mike Eliason, county fire spokesperson.
Eliason said firefighters and other first responders worked extensively, but that the driver tragically died at the scene.
No other injuries have been reported.
The male driver of this Chevy P-up is thought to have suffered a medical emergency while driving west on Hwy 154 east of Zaca Station Rd in the Santa Ynez Valley, and went off the road then overturned. FF/PM’s worked extensively,but tragically he died at the scene. C/T 3:20 pm pic.twitter.com/sGFagZfyLi
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) October 27, 2022
