Accident High Severity Resolved

Injury crash — 3 injured, head-on — hit and run on US-101

A high-severity accident was reported on US-101 near Santa Barbara on January 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM. 2 parties involved, 3 injuries.

3 injured. Primary factor: VC 23152(a) DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE. Near OLIVE MILL RD.

Road

US-101

Area

Santa Barbara

Address

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Started

Jan 22, 4:00 PM

Last Updated

4 months ago

Jan 22, 4:00 PM

Resolved

Jan 22, 4:00 PM

Coordinates

34.4199, -119.6443

Involved Parties 2 partys

Driver At Fault Male age 36

Vehicle

HYUN SANTA FE

Direction

Speed Limit

55 mph

Movement

Travelling Wrong Way

Sobriety

Hbd-Under Influence

Driver Male age 22

Vehicle

LEXS IS350

Direction

Speed Limit

55 mph

Movement

Proceeding Straight

Sobriety

Had Not Been Drinking

Injuries 4 persons

Driver M age 36

Suspect Minor

Occupant M age 23 · PassengerFrontRight

Unknown

Passenger M age 22 · PassengerMiddleLeft

Suspect Minor

Driver M age 22

Suspect Minor

Source: ccrs · ID ccrs-5057045 First seen Jan 22, 2026 4:00 PM

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