Crash on Buena Vista Av at Riverview St, Santa Cruz, California

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM

Injury crashPedestrian involved1 vehicle
Report number
26S-00146

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
Buena Vista Av at Riverview St
City, county
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
Collision type
Broadside
Motor vehicle involved with
Pedestrian
Pedestrian action
Crossing - Not in Crosswalk
Weather
Clear
Light
Dusk-Dawn
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2021 Dodge

Mini Van

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, maleRestraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used
    Not injured

Not in a vehicle

  • Pedestrian, male, 87
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
21950Aas recorded on the report
Unit 1 contributing factor
VISION OBSCUREMENTas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

1 crash recorded on Buena Vista Av in Santa Cruz in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

All Santa Cruz crashes, January 2026

About this record

Source
CHP CCRS
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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