The driver who was killed Friday night in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 101 north of Los Alamos was a 19-year-old Lompoc resident, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim was identified as Vincent Bruce Becerra, 19, Lt. Robert Minter told Noozhawk.
Firefighters and other emergency personnel were dispatched at about 8:30 p.m. Friday to the crash scene on northbound Highway 101 north of Palmer Road.
The 2009 Mercedes Benz Becerra was driving reportedly was traveling at a high speed — up to 120 mph — prior to the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The vehicle veered off the highway, up an embankment and overturned, ejecting Becerra, who was not wearing a seat belt, the CHP said.
Becerra died at the scene, according to authorities.
The crash remained under investigation by the CHP.
A GoFundMe account has been set up to benefit Becerra’s family. As of Monday afternoon, it had received $13,429 of a $20,000 goal. Click here to contribute.
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