Michael Martinez Killed in Head-On Crash on Santa Lucia Canyon Road in Lompoc
Michael Martinez ID’d as Driver Killed in Lompoc Car Accident on Santa Lucia Canyon Road near Vandenberg Air Force Base
Lompoc, California (June 23, 2020) – The driver who died in a head-on collision last week Monday in Lompoc has been identified as Michael Daniel Martinez, 35.
The fatal two-vehicle crash happened just before 12:30 p.m. Monday, June 15 on Santa Lucia Canyon Road near Vandenberg Air Force base.
Authorities said Michael Culligan, 29, of Lompoc, was driving a Jeep on Santa Lucia Canyon Road when, for unknown reasons, he veered into the opposite lane and the Jeep collided head-on with a blue Lexus driven by Martinez.
The Jeep was reported stolen, authorities said.
Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene and his 37-year-old female passenger was airlifted to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital with major injuries.
Culligan fled the scene on foot but was arrested near the Lompoc-Surf train station 1.5 miles away. He admitted to using drugs before driving.
On June 17, Culligan appeared at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles on a felony charge of involuntary manslaughter but did not enter a plea.
Culligan’s next appearance is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on July 1 in Los Angeles federal court. He faces a maximum sentence of eight years in a federal prison if convicted.
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