Dead motorcyclist identified Monday after crash along Highway 154
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - A motorcyclist is dead following a crash on Highway 154 Friday morning.
His identity was revealed Monday as 22-year-old Otoniel Diaz of Goleta, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.
The crash happened shortly before 5 a.m. Friday on Highway 154 near East Camino Cielo. According to the California Highway Patrol, Diaz ran into the guard rail and was pronounced dead at the scene.
CHP officers assisted in allowing drivers through the scene for a couple hours until the scene was cleared. As of 8 a.m., Highway 154 is open in both directions.
This crash is under investigation.
