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Head on car crash on Highway 1 in Santa Maria

Posted at 10:26 AM, Oct 06, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-06 13:26:25-04

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to a head-on car crash on Highway 1 at Brown Road in Santa Maria Saturday morning.

The fire departments Public Information Officer Dave Zaniboni said they responded to the crash at 6:17 a.m. He said two cars were involved in the crash. Each car had one person inside.

Zaniboni said a man driving one of the cars had serious injuries and was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in a CALSTAR helicopter. The other driver was not injured.

One person was airlifted to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Photo Courtesy Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
One person was airlifted to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Photo Courtesy Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

The Santa Barbara’s Sheriff’s Office, CALSTAR and CHP responded to the incident.