Santa Maria Man Dies of Injuries Sustained in Car Crash

Police say the driver was intoxicated when his vehicle collided with a light pole

By Michelle Nelson, Noozhawk Managing Editor | Published on 12.08.2009

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A Santa Maria man died Tuesday from injuries sustained a car crash Saturday in which he was ejected from his vehicle after colliding with a light pole.

Officers responded to the single-vehicle accident at the intersection of Depot Street and Battles Road about 6 p.m. Saturday.

Police say the driver, Salomon Sandoval Esparza, 29, was under the influence of alcohol when he lost control of his vehicle.

He was transported to Marian Medical Center, where he underwent emergency surgery. He was then airlifted to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, where he died Tuesday.

— Noozhawk managing editor Michelle Nelson can be reached at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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» I WAS THERE!!! on 12.09.09 @ 11:10 AM

TO THINK THAT HE COULD’VE HIT ME I WAS JUST DRIVING BACK FROM MY MOM’S HOUSE, WHEN I WAS AT THE INTERSECTION ON BATTLES AND DEPOT WAITING ON THE LIGHT TO TURN SOUTHBOUND ONTO DEPOT STREET, I JUST HEARD A BIG SHRIEKING NOISE THAN LOWERED DOWN ALL WINDOWS TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND I SAW WHAT IT SEEM TO BE A BLACK OR DARK BLUE PICK UP TRUCK GETTING INSIDE THE PARK MINAMI PARK RIGHT THERE AND HITTING SOME SORT OF POLE, IT WAS DARK ALREADY SO I DIDN’T SEE THE DRIVER GET EJECTED FROM HIS VEHICLE BUT I DID HEAR THAT THE MUSIC COMING FROM THIS TRUCK WAS REALLY LOUD, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I SAW A LADY RUNNING DESPERATELY AROUND THE TRUCK SCREAMING BABE, BABE, BABE, NOOOO IT WAS REALLY SAD TO HEAR AND SEE THIS, AND THEN I COULDN’T SEE NO MORE BECAUSE THE LIGHT TURN GREEN ON ME AND I JUST LEFT TOWARDS MY HOME AT VIZCAYA APARTMENTS NOW THAT AM READING THAT THE DRIVER DIED IT’S REALLY SAD MY CONDOLENSES TO THE FAMILY


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