Crash on US-101 Northbound at Casitas Pass Road, Carpinteria, California

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 5:40 AM

Property damage only3 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Santa Barbara Area
Report number
9760-2025-00127

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

Where and when

Location
US-101 Northbound at Casitas Pass Road
City, county
Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County
Collision type
Side Swipe
Motor vehicle involved with
Parked Motor Vehicle
Secondary weather
Raining
Posted speed limit
65 mph
Primary collision factor cited
Yes
Weather
Cloudy
Light
Dark-No Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
1
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2020 Kia Rio

Silver Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Other
  • Driver, male, 62Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2021 Ford Explorer

Blk/Whi Police Car

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Parked
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2016 Honda Civic

Silver Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Parked

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22350as recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
VC SECTION VIOLATED - VC 22107as recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report
Unit 3 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report
Unit 1 charge
CVC VC 22350as 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 US-101 Northbound in Carpinteria in the last 12 months, 2 with injuries.

All Carpinteria crashes, February 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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