One person was killed Saturday in a rollover crash on Highway 154 near the summit of San Marcos Pass.
One person was killed Saturday in a rollover crash on Highway 154 near the summit of San Marcos Pass. Credit: Peter Hartmann / Noozhawk photo

One person was killed Saturday in a rollover crash on Highway 154 near the summit of San Marcos Pass, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred at about 10:40 a.m. near East Camino Cielo.

The older-model pickup rolled over and landed upside down in a ditch on the side of the road, the CHP said.

Emergency radio traffic indicated the victim ended up under the vehicle.

The male driver and sole occupant of the truck was declared dead at the scene, said Capt. Scott Safechuck of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Personnel from the U.S. Forest Service, and American Medical Response also responded to the crash, along with a county helicopter, which later was canceled.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Bureau was dispatched to the scene.

The cause of the crash was under investigation, but it was among several reported around the county as early morning rainfall resulted in slick roads.

No other serious injuries were reported.

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