Crash on Ballard Canyon Rd at Chalk Hill Rd in Santa Barbara County, California

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 9:23 AM

Property damage only2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Buellton Area
Report number
9755-2026-00129

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

Where and when

Location
Ballard Canyon Rd at Chalk Hill Rd
City, county
Santa Barbara County
Collision type
Side Swipe
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Construction-Repair Zone
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2015 Freightliner Cascadia

White Three or More Axle Truck

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 62Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Not Required
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: Leeboy Paver

Yellow Highway Construction Equipment

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Other, male, 40Restraint: Not Required. Airbag: Not Required
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22107 UNSAF TURN &/OR NO SIGNALas 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

No other crashes are recorded within 2 km in the 30 days either side of this one.

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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