One person killed in rollover crash near Lompoc
LOMPOC, Calif. -- A driver was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash Thursday afternoon near Lompoc.
At around 12:45 p.m., California Highway Patrol received reports of a car crash off an embankment on Harris Grade Road.
CHP, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office and Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to the scene.
Officers on scene found a Ford truck on its roof in an embankment on Harris Grade Road north of Rucker Road in the unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County.
In their investigation, officers say the car was travelling northbound on Harris Grade Road, north of Rucker Road. For reasons that are currently unclear, the driver made an unsafe turning movement and traveled off the roadway and struck an embankment.
The crash caused the car to rollover.
The driver was pronounced dead on scene.
The driver was identified as a 33-year-old man from Lompoc.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, CHP said.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
CHP officers say alcohol and/or drug intoxication is unknown.
Drivers were advised to avoid Harris Grade Road.
Anyone with further information regarding this crash is encouraged to call Buellton CHP Officer Escobedo at 805-688-5551.
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