Goleta Man Dies in Highway 154 Vehicle Rollover

Update by California Highway Patrol
April 26, 2021

On April 25, 2021, at approximately 12:35 p.m., a fatal traffic collision occurred just south of West Camino Cielo, approximately 8.1 miles west of State Route 154.  The sole occupant and driver, a 23 year old resident of Goleta, was driving a 2021 Jeep Gladiator off road when the collision occurred.  The Jeep was traveling in a northerly direction, toward West Camino Cielo, when the driver attempted to negotiate a steep embankment and the vehicle overturned.  The driver was unrestrained at the time of the collision and was partially ejected.  The driver sustained major injuries as a result of the collision and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

The Coroner’s Bureau has identified the decedent as 23-year-old Jonathan Garcia-Bogarin of Goleta.

Reported by Santa Barbara County Fire Department

Vehicle Rollover 7000 block of W. Camino Cielo on dirt rd towards Refugio. Single occupant/ black tag requiring extrication. SBC on scene with 2 engines working on extrication. Call newsline. Under investigation by law. C/T 1246

By Roger the Scanner Guy
12:45 p.m.,April 25, 2021 

Traffic collision on Highway 154 at West Camino Cielo. A patient was ejected, possible black tag.