Edhat Staff
Photos: SBCFD
Update by edhat staff
The two drivers killed in a head-on collision on Highway 246 Sunday morning have been identified.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office announced 73-year-old Marjorie Moor of Lompoc and 39-year-old James White of Solvang were killed around 3:30 a.m. weest of Buellton.
California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of this incident.
By edhat staff
Two people have died in a head-on vehicle collision on Highway 246 early Sunday morning.
At 3:38 a.m., Santa Barbara County firefighters and a ground ambulance responded to the scene near Domingos Road in Buellton. Crews located two sedans, one that remained on the roadway and one that was off the roadway.
The driver of each vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene and crews did not locate any other patients.
Crews were on scene for over two hours as it required extensive extrication to retrieve the victims and Highway 246 was closed during this time.
The cause of this incident is under investigation.
@11:58am, FYI the casino stops serving all alcohol at midnight. What are you talking about?
Might have been on drugs per DUI.
The victims were Marjorie Moore, 73, of Lompoc and James White, 39, of Solvang, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Coroner’s Bureau.
The crash occurred shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Highway 246, west of Domingos Road, the California Highway Patrol said.
A westbound Honda driven by White crossed over the center line and slammed into an eastbound Toyota driven by Moore, the CHP said.
Both drivers were declared dead at the scene.
Something needs to be done about these all night drunks going to and from the casino on 154 and 246. It is ridiculously dangerous. A family member went over the 154 at 4am to go fishing this weekend. He has to text his wife when he gets to the other side just so she knows he made it safe. This “business” needs to be culpable for each and every accident resulting from their patrons driving home wasted and killing or injuring others.
Casino?
Laws need to be changed for drunk and DUI drivers First offense Prison time no exceptions…
Where does it say that alcohol was involved? I must have missed that part.
Another report says DUI suspected on another site I read them all..
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Yes. The casino. The drunks going to and from the casino at all hours of the day and night. Meth heads too. Some tweeker needed a ride home from the casino, so she stole my friends truck. They found the truck at her residence in the LA area and arrested her.
There are no CA licensed bars, etc. open at 2:00 am or after, so the casino gets to hold the bag again on this early morning tragedy. Sorry casino lovers, but they promised they’d NEVER serve alcohol when they pleaded for their initial operating permit in the SY Valley. We ALL knew that was a huge lie.
OCEANDREW, that’s not a valid comparison. Maybe more like comparing a gun dealer selling a weapon to a person not legally allowed to own one – in which case, yes, the gun dealer would be liable. The casino, just like any other entity that serves alcohol, is liable for over-serving.
No. Not like that at all. A gun manufacturer is not responsible for a mental case, and has nothing to due with the derangement of the nutjob that commits murder. The casino on the other hand is directly responsible to shoveling alcohol down their patrons necks, thereby rendering them incapable of driving safely. What your saying is that we should sue the car manufacturer.