Edhat Staff
Update by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
October 10, 2022
The Coroner’s Bureau is releasing the name of the decedent from the fatal traffic crash on 10/9/22 on Highway 154 west of Meadowvale Road near Buellton.
The decedent is 40-year-old Joseph Anthony Nunez of Santa Maria.
Fatal Traffic Collision Shuts Down Highway 154 in Santa Ynez Valley
By the edhat staff
October 9, 2022
One person has died in a multi-vehicle traffic collision on Highway 154 in the Santa Ynez Valley.
Around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to the intersection near Meadowvale Road and discovered three vehicles involved in a collision.
Fire Captain Scott Safechuck reports a male in the first vehicle died, three patients in the second vehicle sustained minor injuries and were transported to Cottage Hospital in two ambulances, and a female in the third vechicle declined medical attention.
California Highway Patrol (CHP) has shut down the roadway in both directions at Edison Road and the SR-246 roundabout for at least two hours.
The cause of the collision is under investigation.
Photo: SBCFD
