[03-25-2025] Santa Barbara County, CA – One Person Injured After Car and Truck Collision on Highway 101 Near Highway 1 Exit

A driver sustained moderate injuries following a crash involving a car and a commercial truck on Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County on Tuesday night, March 25, 2025.

According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the crash occurred at approximately 10:40 p.m. about a quarter mile from the Highway 1 exit toward Lompoc.

The car was reported to have become partially lodged beneath the truck. The driver of the car was able to exit the vehicle independently and was transported to a hospital for treatment of moderate injuries.

The driver of the truck was not injured. A diesel leak from the truck was contained by emergency responders.

No further details were immediately available.

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1. If you were driving at the time of the crash, carefully pull over to a safe spot to avoid further danger. Call 911 to get emergency assistance.
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Truck Accidents Statistics

According to the National Safety Council (NSC), there were 5,837 large trucks involved in fatal crashes in 2022. This was a 1.8% increase from 2021 and a 49% rise over the last decade. Large trucks account for 6% of all vehicles involved in fatal crashes and 10% of all vehicle miles traveled. The involvement rate of large trucks per 100 million miles traveled increased by 3% from 2021 and by 24% over the last 10 years.

In the same year, 120,200 large trucks were involved in accidents that resulted in injuries, marking a 2.5% increase from the previous year. Since 2016, the number of trucks involved in injury crashes has risen by 18%, with the involvement rate increasing by 5.7% to 37 per 100 million miles driven.

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