Crash on US-101 Northbound at Las Positas Road, Santa Barbara, California

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM

Injury crash2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Santa Barbara Area
Report number
9760-2025-00355

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

Where and when

Location
US-101 Northbound at Las Positas Road
City, county
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
Collision type
Side Swipe
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
65 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Cloudy
Light
Daylight
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: 2025 Freightliner Truck Tractor- Diesel

White Semi Trailer

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, male, 35Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 1984 Mercedes-Benz 300 Series

Gray Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 80Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 21658(A)as 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

32 crashes recorded on US-101 Northbound in Santa Barbara in the last 12 months, 12 with injuries.

All Santa Barbara crashes, April 2025

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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