Crash on Stowell Rd at Western Ave, Santa Maria, California

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM

Injury crash2 vehicles
Report number
SMPD25-0012991

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

Where and when

Location
Stowell Rd at Western Ave
City, county
Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County
Collision type
Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Dark-Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2017 Nissan Altima

White Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, female, 21Restraint: Occupant Lap Belt Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 24Restraint: Occupant Lap Belt Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Minor injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 1998 Toyota Corolla

Black Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, under 18Restraint: Occupant Lap Belt Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
23152(A)as recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas 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

14 crashes recorded on Stowell Rd in Santa Maria in the last 12 months, 14 with injuries.

All Santa Maria crashes, October 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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