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Fatal Traffic Accident Near El Capitan State Beach

Alys Martinez

Story Created: May 5, 2006 at 11:59 AM PDT

Story Updated: May 6, 2006 at 1:32 PM PDT

On May 5th, 2006, at approximately 7:20 AM, CHP officers and Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a vehicle collision which occurred southbound on US-101 north of the El Capitan State Beach offramp.

The vehicle, a 1998 BMW 740 Il, had left the roadway to the right and traveled down a 50-60-foot embankment, landing on its roof on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. The driver, a 62-year-old resident of Arroyo Grande, was killed instantly. Firefighters from County Fire Stations 11 and 18 used the Jaws of Life to extricate the victim from the BMW.

Due to the vehicle landing on the railroad tracks, rail traffic in both directions, including Amtrak passenger train service, has been delayed. The cause of the collision remains under investigation. Traffic on US-101 was not disrupted. The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of his next of kin.
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