A 21-year-old man was named as the victim in a fatal crash Wednesday night on Highway 101 in the Santa Maria Valley. 

Armando Graciliano of Santa Maria was the killed in the solo-vehicle crash, Raquel Zick, public information officer for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Bureau, said Friday afternoon.

At approximately 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the incident on Highway 101 at the southbound Santa Maria Way on-ramp, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Maria Barriga.

A Mercedes E300, driven by Graciliano, veered to the right and off the roadway, slamming into a tree, authorities said. 

The Mercedes came to rest between the tree and an adjoining barrier wall, she added. 

Santa Maria Fire Department personnel extricated Graciliano from the wreckage, and he was transported to Marian Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased, Barriga said. 

The CHP has asked anyone who witnessed the crash or had information abut the incident to contact Officer Naylor at the Santa Maria CHP office by calling 805.608.6310.

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