A pedestrian was taken to a hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Santa Barbara on Wednesday afternoon, January 7, 2026. According to the Santa Barbara Police Department, emergency personnel were dispatched shortly after 4:30 p.m. on State Street at Los Olivos Street. Officers arrived to find the pedestrian down in the roadway. Police …
Three people were injured after a vehicle crashed into a tree on Highway 101 north of Buellton in Santa Barbara County on Friday morning, January 2, 2026. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a vehicle traveling southbound on Highway 101 crashed into a tree and caught fire around 10:23 a.m. north of Highway …
A 57-year-old man was arrested for felony DUI after rear-ending another vehicle at a stoplight at Broadway and Cook Street in Santa Maria on Sunday evening, January 4, 2026. According to the Santa Maria Police Department, officers responded to the collision at around 8:28 p.m. and determined that the man was at fault for failing …
A man was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Santa Maria on Tuesday night, December 30, 2025. According to the Santa Maria Police Department, the crash occurred around 9:25 p.m. near the intersection of Broadway and Enos. Officers arrived to find a 31-year-old man unresponsive at the scene. Authorities said the man …
A two-vehicle crash shut down traffic in both directions on Highway 154 near the Bradbury Dam Vista Point in Santa Barbara County, during the Friday evening commute on December 12, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash was reported around 4:50 p.m. and involved two vehicles. Authorities said both eastbound and westbound lanes …
A 27-year-old motorcyclist suffered major injuries after a crash involving a truck on northbound Highway 101 in the Summerland area in Santa Barbara County on Friday morning, December 5, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m. just south of Padaro Lane. CHP said the motorcyclist had been lane …
Two people were injured after a two-vehicle crash sent a car into a business and ignited a fire at 214 W. Main St. in Santa Maria on Sunday morning, November 30, 2025. According to the Santa Maria Fire Department, crews responded around 7:40 a.m. after a Honda ended up inside a business along West Main …
Two men were injured after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 101 just south of Gaviota State Park in Santa Barbara County on Thursday afternoon, November 20, 2025. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a Dodge pickup veered off the southbound side of the highway and overturned shortly after noon. Fire Capt. Scott Safechuck …
One person was killed and two others were injured in a crash on Highway 154 near Cachuma Lake early Tuesday morning, November 11, 2025. The collision occurred around 6:30 a.m. west of Paradise Road, where the Santa Barbara County and Santa Barbara City Fire Departments responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a sedan and an …
Three people were taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 135 in Orcutt on Tuesday afternoon, November 11, 2025. The incident occurred shortly after 4 p.m. in the southbound lanes at the “Y” intersection with Highway 1. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to the scene, where two vehicles were involved …
