Santa Barbara County Fire
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. A woman was hit by a semi truck on Highway 101 on Wednesday afternoon.
On Wednesday at around 2:44 p.m., CHP says a woman was hit by a big rig on Highway 101 by Arroyo Quemada Lane.
Santa Barbara CHP and Santa Barbara County Fire responded to the scene.
At arrival, first responders found the woman struck by a semi truck on the number two lane.
Officers identified the victim to be a 35-year-old woman.
In their investigation, CHP officers say the woman was standing on the right shoulder of the highway next to her car. They say for unknown reasons, she entered the southbound traffic lanes causing multiple cars to avoid crashing into her.