Skyler Kindschy, 17, killed and Jocelyn Presson, 62, injured in head-on collision on Highway 246 in Lompoc, California
Modified Date:
Mon, 05/18/2015 - 1:41pmAccident Date:
Thursday, August 14, 2014Lompoc Teenager Killed in Head-On Crash on Highway 246
The accident occurred at about 1:30 p.m. when a Honda Civic traveling east on Highway 246 drifted across the solid double yellow lines for unknown reasons and slammed into a westbound Chevy Malibu, CHP Officer John Ortega said.
Lompoc teen killed in crash on Highway 246
Officers say Kindschy was driving eastbound on Highway 246 near Campbell Road at about 1:45 p.m. when he allowed his car to cross the double yellow lines, into the path of an oncoming car.
A head-on collision at Highway 246 east of Lompoc Thursday afternoon left a teenager dead and a 62-year-old woman critically injured, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The accident occurred at about 1:30 p.m. when a Honda Civic traveling east on Highway 246 drifted across the solid double yellow lines and slammed into a westbound Chevy Malibu, said CHP Officer John Ortega.
The driver of the Civic, identified as Skyler Kindschy, 17, of Lompoc, was declared dead at the scene, Ortega said.
The Malibu driver, Jocelyn Presson of Lompoc, was trapped in the wreckage and had to be extricated by firefighters, according to Santa Barbara County Fire Capt. David Sadecki.
She was airlifted by helicopter to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital with critical injuries, Ortega said.
"Alcohol and/or drug impairment does not appear to be a factor in this collision and both parties were properly restrained," Ortega said.
The accident blocked off Highway 246 and the roadway was closed for more than an hour, but was subsequently reopened.
Type: Car Accident
Topics:
Head-on, Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Trapped Under/Inside VehiclePeople Involved:
Jocelyn Presson
Skyler Kindschy
Roadway:
Highway 246City:
Lompoc, CACounty:
Santa Barbara County, CA
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