Michelle Dalton, 59, of Santa Ynez Identified as Woman Fatally Struck by Car in Santa Ynez Valley Crash

Accident – death – Obituary News : Woman Fatally Struck by Car in Santa Ynez Valley Crash Identified

Santa Ynez Valley, California – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Bureau has identified Michelle Dalton, a 59-year-old woman from Santa Ynez, as the pedestrian who was tragically struck and killed by a vehicle in a crash that occurred on Saturday morning.

The incident took place at approximately 5:30 a.m. on November 2nd on State Route 246 near Via Juana. Responding authorities declared Dalton and her dog dead at the crash site following the collision with the vehicle. The exact circumstances surrounding the crash are currently under investigation.

Earlier reports indicated that a woman and her small dog were fatally struck by a car on Highway 246 in Santa Ynez Valley. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department promptly arrived at the scene of the auto-pedestrian crash, which occurred near Via Juana. Both the woman and her dog were pronounced deceased at the scene of the accident. The identity of the woman was withheld until her next of kin could be notified. At the time, the 3400 block of Mission Drive (Highway 246) was closed as law enforcement officers conducted their investigation.

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