Coroner Releases Identity of Victim in Fatal Santa Maria Crash

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner’s Bureau has released the identity of the victim in a fatal traffic collision near Santa Maria last week.

On April 24, Angel Alberto Brambila, 28 from Santa Maria, died in a solo vehicle crash on Highway 1 north of Black Road.

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to the area and determined Brambila was driving a Ford sedan when it collided with a detached semi-truck trailer that was parked on the side of the road. The sedan was almost completely underneath the trailer.

Fatal traffic collision near Highway 1 and Black Road in Santa Maria on April 24, 2024 (Photo: Santa Barbara County Fire Department)

Brambila was pronounced dead at the scene. The trailer was not occupied.

Heavy extrication was required to retrieve the victim. A local tow-truck company deployed its heavy wrecker vehicle to lift the semi-trailer from sedan.

The incident is under investigation by the California Highway Patrol.