One person is dead and another injured following Monday morning collision west of Santa Maria
SANTA MARIA, Calif.- One person has died and another was transported with moderate injuries after a head-on collision between two vehicles early Monday morning on Main Street west of Santa Maria.
According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP)-Santa Maria Area, alcohol is considered a factor in this incident, but the investigation continues.
A call for a head-on collision came in around 1:39 a.m. on Highway 166 east of Simas Road detail CHP-Santa Maria Area.
Arriving first responders discovered that both drivers required extraction from their vehicles with one person, a 65-year-old Santa Maria man, declared dead on the scene explain the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
The other person, a 27-year-old Santa Maria man, was transported with moderate lacerations to their legs and stomach to Marian Medical Center detail CHP-Santa Maria Area.
According to CHP-Santa Maria Area, an initial investigation revealed that the 27-year-old driver of a 2007 Toyota Camry was driving eastbound on Highway 166 at an unknown speed when, for still unconfirmed reasons, they veered over the double yellow lane and collided head-on with a westbound 2001 Infinity sedan.
The identity of the deceased man is pending notification of their next of kin explain Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
If you have any information about this incident, you are asked to contact CHP-Santa Maria Area at 805-349-8728.
