Truck Crashes into Goleta Albertsons Injuring Man and Killing Dog
By the edhat staff
A dog died and a man became seriously injured when their truck crashed into the pillar of the Albertsons grocery store in Goleta on Thanksgiving Day.
At 3:57 p.m. Thursday, Santa Barbara County Firefighters responded to the parking lot next to the Camino Real Marketplace on Santa Felicia Drive.
Crews discovered a Dodge pickup was traveling at a rate of high speed when it crashed into pillar in front of the Albertsons entrance.
A man and a dog were inside the vehicle at the time of the collision. It took 15 minutes for crews to extricate the driver who sustained major injuries. He was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital by a ground ambulance.
The dog succumbed to its injuries, according to Captain Scott Safechuck.
There was no reported structural damage to the building.
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Nov 25, 2022 08:52 PMPoor innocent dog. Sure hope s/he didn't suffer any pain at all.
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Nov 25, 2022 10:27 PMHigh rate of speed - in a parking lot?
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Nov 26, 2022 06:23 AMIs it my imagination or are there either a lot more accidents or is the reporting more inclusive? Seems expecially more accidents involving speed or substance impairment.
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Nov 26, 2022 09:02 AMNot your imagination. A repair shop said they have been swamped with broken cars from accidents since fall of 2021. Reckless driving, speeding, lack of signaling all contribute, along with substantially increased number of vehicles on the roads.
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Nov 26, 2022 04:31 PMRED CREEK, That's anecdotal and false. Accidents rates fall every year. The only stat that went up in recent years is fatal traffic accidents, and even then, not by a statistically significant amount. Overall accident rates go down every year (ignoring 2020, which was a very abnormal year for driving obviously)
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Nov 27, 2022 11:02 AM107 - where are your "lower accident rates" stats coming from - local, state, national and are the rates for '21 and '22, post pandemic lockdown ? Are the stats from police or insurance companies? Some accidents do not make into to police accounting, but are covered by insurance. Insurance companies are probably the best source of information on recent accident rates. According to the repair shop they are experiencing a high rate of damaged vehicles coming in locally.
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Nov 26, 2022 10:18 AMI am very sad about the dog but it could so easily have been an innocent bystander or a child. People drive way too fast and too distracted in parking lots.
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Nov 26, 2022 02:19 PMSad. Speculating about the cause or blaming someone is not a good idea.
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Nov 26, 2022 06:53 PMThis is right across the street from where we live. We saw the aftermath. I had been in the store earlier to buy things for Thanksgiving. The store closed early at 3:00PM and this occurred a bit after that. We just kept thinking how much worse this could have been.
We really would like to know what happened. I find it very frustrating that in many of these cases we never find out and then it is on to the next breaking news.
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Nov 26, 2022 11:06 PMI agree. I also live nearby. I own a body shop and I am educated about crumple zones and cabin stability. That truck had to be traveling at a high rate of speed to buckle the cab like that, let alone shift the motor over and back. I would like to know what caused this collision be it medical emergency, or impaired driving, or rage.
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Nov 27, 2022 09:54 AMWhat is your estimate of the speed? Your expertise is exactly the sort of helpful information that is valuable here 11:06PM. Thank you.
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Nov 27, 2022 10:04 AMToo fast to judgement for some of you and right after Thanksgiving??? We have no idea if the driver had a medical emergency..stroke...heart attack etc.? I am sorry the dog died too...so we'll have to wait and see if we hear the real cause from a reliable source. Happy Holidays.