UPDATE (Wed., March 13, 2024) - The passenger who died in a crash on Creston Rd. early Monday morning has been identified as Elizabeth J. Hernandez, 43, of Santa Maria.
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UPDATE (Tues., March 12, 2024) - The California Highway Patrol announced Tuesday that Angel Melquiades Ramos, 20, has been arrested on suspicion of hit and run and vehicular manslaughter for Monday morning's deadly crash on Creston Rd.
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(Mon., March 11, 2024) - Authorities are looking for a driver who they say ran off after causing a deadly crash in northern San Luis Obispo County early Monday morning.
The California Highway Patrol reports the crash involving a 2008 BMW 328i happened just before 12:30 a.m. on Creston Road west of Neil Springs Road.
Officers say the driver was driving “at a high rate of speed” when the vehicle left the road and overturned multiple times.
Three passengers, who CHP reports were not wearing seatbelts, were all ejected.
Two were taken to the hospital with major injuries. Another was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers say the driver, who is yet to be identified, took off after the crash and had not been found as of 7:30 a.m. Monday.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact CHP at (805) 400-6720.
The name of the passenger killed has not been released.
