Four Camarillo Youths Die in Crash on 101
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Four Camarillo youths were killed Tuesday morning when their car veered off northbound Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County and slammed into an oak, authorities said.
The accident occurred about 10:45 a.m. near Buellton, about 20 miles east of Lompoc. The victims, three males and one female, have not been identified.
California Highway Patrol officials informed local authorities that the victims were from Camarillo, said Ventura County Sheriff’s Capt. Bill Flannigan.
According to a CHP report, the victims were riding in a 1976 Mercedes-Benz, which was heading northbound in the left lane of U.S. 101. The car veered right, then left again, and went off the highway. It struck the oak tree and flipped on its top.
All but the female passenger were wearing seat belts, authorities said.
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