Melisa Gonzalez-Bautista Among 2 People Killed in Orcutt Car Crash on Highway 1 near Highway 135
Orcutt, California (July 5, 2022) – Melisa Michelle Gonzalez-Bautista, 18, of Santa Maria, has been identified as one of the two people who were killed in a traffic accident on Saturday night in Orcutt, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Bureau.
The deadly accident occurred at about 10:15 p.m., on July 2, on Highway 1 near Highway 135.
According to the California Highway Patrol, a Honda Civic was headed northbound on Highway 1 when it crashed into the back of a northbound Nissan Sentra.
As a result of the crash impact, the Civic flipped over before coming to rest on its wheels in the highway median.
The driver of the Civic then exited the vehicle and walked into the southbound traffic lanes. Unfortunately, the driver was struck and killed by a GMC Yukon driven by a 49-year-old Lompoc man.
Gonzalez-Bautista, who was a left rear passenger in the Nissan, sustained fatal injuries in the accident.
The driver of the Nissan, a 19-year-old Nipomo woman, sustained minor injuries in the accident.
It was unclear if drugs or alcohol played a role in the mishap.
The crash remains under investigation.
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