Crash on Las Positas Rd at Modoc Rd, Santa Barbara, California

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM

Injury crash2 vehiclesHit and run
Report number
25-2489

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

Where and when

Location
Las Positas Rd at Modoc Rd
City, county
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
Collision type
Side Swipe
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Weather
Clear
Light
Dusk-Dawn
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
6
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2002 Infiniti

Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2016 Nissan

Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, female, 37Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, male, 33Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 30Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Child in Vehicle Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Child in Vehicle Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

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

9 crashes recorded on Las Positas Rd in Santa Barbara in the last 12 months, 4 with injuries.

All Santa Barbara crashes, January 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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