On Sunday, 37-year-old man, from Atascadero, suffered injuries following a head-on crash on Highway 101 while officers arrested 24-year-old David Lopez, of Santa Maria.
As per the initial information, the traffic collision took place just before 5:15 a.m. in the freeway’s southbound lanes south of TV Tower Road. The preliminary investigation revealed that David Lopez was northbound on a Dodge Challenger in the southbound lanes. The Atascadero man saw the oncoming vehicle but did not have enough time to avoid a collision.
The front side of the Toyota 4Runner crashed into the Challenger. Due to the impact, the 4Runner spun and flipped multiple times. The driver of the Toyota suffered moderate injuries in the accident. The debris from the crash hit another vehicle which had minor damage. No other details are immediately available.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
March 28, 2022
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