UPDATE (March 21 at 4:45 p.m.) - Santa Maria police have identified the two Santa Maria residents hit by a car on March 18th.
Police say 23-year-old victim Jonathan Villa Gutierrez died from his injuries and the second pedestrian 22-year-old Jose Cajero Rueda remains in critical condition.
Santa Maria Police say two men were hit by a car while walking across Main Street outside a crosswalk around 5 a.m. on Tuesday.
A 23-year-old man died from his injuries, the other man who was hit suffered major injuries and is in critical condition.
Their identities have not been released.
Authorities say the adult female driver stayed on scene and is cooperating with investigators.
Police say at this point drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash.
