Three suffer major injuries in Highway 101 crash near Exline Road
– A two-vehicle crash on US-101 near Exline Road on Sept. 14 left three people with major injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol.
At about 6:20 p.m., CHP officers responded to the crash on southbound US-101 at Exline Road. Officers determined that Alvaro Rojas, 55, was driving a 2024 Mercedes Sprinter van northbound on US-101 when he entered the left turn lane for Exline Road and began a left turn into the path of a 2006 Lincoln Town Car.
The Lincoln, driven by Louie Carreon, 81, was traveling southbound in the No. 2 lane at about 65 miles per hour. Carreon swerved to the right but was unable to avoid the collision, striking the right side of the Mercedes.
After the crash, the Mercedes came to rest facing west on the west shoulder of southbound US-101. The Lincoln came to rest in the roadway near Stockdale Road and Exline Road.
Rojas sustained a minor seatbelt abrasion. Carreon and two female passengers were transported to Adventist Health Sierra Vista Medical Hospital with major injuries. CHP said one of the female passengers, who was sitting in the rear seat without a seatbelt, was ejected into the driver’s front seat.
CHP said alcohol and drugs were not believed to be factors in the crash, which remains under investigation by the Templeton Area office.
Hi, we witnessed the accident and I’m the one who called 911. I was hoping for an update on the three passengers? We’re sending our best wishes to everyone involved.
Hi, we witnessed the accident and I’m the one who called 911. I was hoping for an update on the three passengers? We’re sending our best wishes to everyone involved.