Victim Identified in Fatal 154 Traffic Collision

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