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As Traffic Numbers Rev Up, Motorcyclists and Drivers Are Reminded to Share the Road
Crashes in northern Santa Barbara County have claimed five lives since Memorial Day weekend; CHP will be out in force for the Fourth of July holiday
Law enforcement officials are urging motorcyclists and other drivers to help keep the roads safe for all. Northern Santa Barbara County has had multiple motorcycle crashes since Memorial Day weekend. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully
July 3, 2021
| 8:19 p.m.
The California Highway Patrol issued a reminder to the public that the responsibility for road safety rests with both riders and drivers. The message is timely, coming after five men have lost their lives in motorcycle crashes since Memorial Day weekend in northern Santa Barbara County.
By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully
June 25, 2021
| 7:08 p.m.
A misdemeanor criminal charge has been filed in Santa Barbara County Superior Court in the case of a Santa Maria man accused of causing a crash that led to a motorcyclist’s death last year.
Leslie Leaney, 73, faces a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge in connection with the Dec. 19 crash on Highway 101 near Jonata Park Road north of Buellton.
Leaney, driving a Volkswagen eastbound on Jonata Road, crossed the southbound lanes of Highway 101 at Jonata and stopped in the center divider to enter the northbound lanes at about noon, according to the California Highway Patrol.