A man was found about 50 feet over the side of Highway 1 near Constellation Road near Vandenberg Village Saturday morning with serious injuries according to Santa Barbara County Public Information Office Mike Eliason.
He said a man collecting trash on the side of the road saw the car hidden behind some bushes and walked to the area to check on the vehicle.
According to the Santa Barbara Fire Department, the driver was outside of the car when he was found.
When the fire department arrived the driver had serious injuries.
#VehicleAccident– Hwy 1 near Constellation Rd. Veh 50’ ots w 1 male occupant. Discovered this AM by man picking up roadside litter. Flown by CS7 to Santa Barbara Cottage w critical injuries. C/T 9:01 Buellton Area CHP investigating. **Call Newsline** pic.twitter.com/YDnT78TgEK
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) November 17, 2018
Eliason said the man was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital via a CALSTAR 7 helicopter.
Eliason said the driver was the only person inside the car and it is unknown when the vehicle crash happened.
CHP Buellton will investigate the incident.
