Natalia Stallworth ID'd as 1 0f 3 Killed in Goleta Crash on Highway 101 near Dos Pueblos Canyon Road
Goleta, California (August 26, 2021) – One of the three people who were killed early Wednesday morning in a fiery wrong-way car crash in Goleta has been identified as Natalia Stallworth, 28, of Santa Barbara.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the deadly crash happened at about 2:25 a.m. Wednesday, August 25, on southbound Highway 101, just north of Dos Pueblos Canyon Road.
The CHP said Stallworth was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of Highway 101 when her car collided head-on with another vehicle.
As a result of the collision, the two vehicles caught fire.
3 Killed in 2-Vehicle Crash on Highway 101 in Goleta
Stallworth and two occupants of the second vehicle were killed in the crash.
It is undetermined if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the collision. The crash prompted the authorities to temporarily close Highway 101 in both directions for several hours during the investigation and cleanup.
No additional information about the accident was provided.
The crash remains under investigation.