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Man dead after crashing into semi-truck in Santa Maria Saturday

By Caleb Nguyen

January 11, 2025 10:21 am

Published January 11, 2025 10:16 am

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – A man died on Highway 1 in Santa Maria after crashing into a semi-truck just before 6:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

The young adult was a Guadalupe resident and crashed his Jeep into a Santa Maria resident's tractor-trailer as the latter was trying to make a right turn into an agricultural field, detailed the Santa Maria CHP.

The man died from his injuries in the crash after he rear-ended the trailer, explained the Santa Maria CHP.

Both vehicles were cleared off the road about 45 minutes later as the driver of the semi-truck was uninjured, detailed the SBCFD.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation and more information will be provided as it becomes available to Your News Channel.

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