[10-09-2026] Santa Barbara County, CA – Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash on Mission St.

A 23-year-old woman was fatally injured in a hit-and-run collision in Santa Barbara late Friday, October 9, 2026.

Emergency crews responded at about 10:10 p.m. near the northbound Highway 101 on-ramp at Mission Street.

The woman was taken to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital with critical injuries and later died. Her name was not released pending notification of relatives.

Santa Barbara police said an officer had attempted to stop a vehicle on West Carrillo Street shortly before the collision. The driver fled onto Highway 101, and the officer discontinued the stop. Police later determined that the vehicle involved in the pedestrian incident was the same vehicle.

The vehicle was reportedly a white Mercedes, but that description had not been confirmed. The California Highway Patrol took over the investigation. 

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