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One person killed after car crashes into tree off Highway 154

One person was killed after the car they were in rolled off Highway 154 into a tree Friday night.

The crash happened sometime before 8 p.m. in the 2500 block of Highway 154 near Lake Cachuma, Santa Barbara County Fire public information officer Daniel Bertucelli tweeted.

Santa Barbara County Fire area on scene and CHP is conducting an investigation into the crash.

This is the second fatal car crash in Santa Barbara County on Friday night. Around 6 p.m. somebody was killed when a pedestrian attempted to cross Highway 101 and was hit by a car.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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Kaytlyn Leslie
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Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.
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