Semi-truck driver transported with minor injuries after rollover on Highway 101 Thursday

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – A semi-truck driver was transported with minor injuries after the semi-truck he was driving rolled over on Highway 101, just north of the Nojoqui Summit Thursday.

According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the call time for the rollover was at 6:44 a.m. and the driver was able to climb out of the rolled vehicle on his own before being taken to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

The Peterbuilt truck tractor was hauling an unloaded bottom dump semi-trailer when it traveled onto the right shoulder and collided with the metal guardrail before turning over onto the right side detailed the California Highway Patrol Buellton Area (CHP).

The right side gas tank of the vehicle was punctured as a result of the crash and diesel fuel leaked from the tank and onto the roadway and into a nearby water covert drain before being contained by responders explained the CHP.

One lane of Highway 101 was closed from one mile south of Old Coast Highway to Nojoqui Creek Bridge as part of the response but northbound traffic could still use the remaining open lane and the center median shared the CHP.

The investigation into the collision is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Buellton Area CHP at 805-691-6160.

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