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Highway 154 is now open in both directions just east of the entrance to Lake Cachuma following a traffic accident.
Update by edhat staff
Highway 154 is closed in both directions due to a head-on vehicle collision near the Cachuma Lake entrance.
At 8:41 a.m., Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle collision 1/4 mile east of the lake entrance and found a pickup truck and passenger vehicle collided.
One female passenger needed extrication from the vehicle that took 15 minutes. She was assessed by paramedics and determined to have moderate injuries and transported to the CalStar 7 helicopter that landed in a field near Lake Cachuma. She was then transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
A juvenile female also suffered minor injuries and was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital by ground ambulance. The driver of the pickup suffered minor injuries and was assessed by paramedics on the scene but ultimately declined transport to the hospital.
Highway 154 is currently closed in both directions. CHP is investigating this incident.
Update by Caltrans
Date/Time: Friday, September 13 at 9:30 AM
Location: Highway 154 East of the Lake Cachuma Entrance.
Highway 154 is closed in both directions just east of the entrance to Lake Cachuma following a traffic accident.
There is no estimate when Highway 154 will re-open at this location.
CHP Traffic Incident Information Page: http://cad.chp.ca.gov
Head-on vehicle collision on Highway 154 a fourth mile from the Cachuma Lake Entrance.
When I first got my 1969 Datsun 2000 (My Fair Lady), I took it up on the Pass 154, and when I reached 120 mph, I slowed down !!! Well, back in 1973, there wasn’t any traffic (NONE), on the Pass 154, so I NEVER put anyone else in danger, just myself!
Almost got side swiped by a ding-dong TEXTING on NB 101 @ Refugio … Put your F##King Phones down!!!!
That sounds like the Japanese Racing model Fair Lady . My American model 240z could do 130mph out at the 217 quarter mile.
I hope everyone involved quickly recovers from their injuries. Does anyone have any thoughts about the feasibility of installing a center divider/barrier along 154? Given the amount of traffic on the road, I think it could save a lot of lives and prevent countless accidents.
I hate them, but putting a toll of even $0.25 would reduce traffic on the 154 and likely lead to fewer accidents. Besides the nominal amount of $$, the actual toll infrastructure would slow traffic down on the 154 and create an incentive to travel on the 101 instead.
“too” narrow
I drove Higthway 154 once at 5mph you would have loved me.
American model with Chevy V-8? 6 cyl , 2.4 L 240 s had 151 hp compared to Fair Lady’s 133 hp , 2 L, 4 cyl, but the Z topped out at right at 125 mph. A 240 1/4 mile time was 17.1 seconds…. . with best tested 16.45 seconds and 83.2 mph. Sources Wiki, Car and Driver and Motor Trend.