CHP identifies 2 people who died in Highway 1 crash

The California Highway Patrol has identified two people killed in a July 6 crash on Highway 1 near Nipomo.

Geovany Bazan Rojas, 31, and Julian Hernandez, 35, of Santa Maria, were killed when their 2007 Honda Civic collided with a 2005 Dodge Ram pickup driven by 38-year-old Grover Beach resident Cori Lee Hudson at 4:45 a.m. near Winterhaven Way.

Hudson was traveling southbound on the highway and turned left onto Winterhaven, directly in from of the Honda, which was coming the other direction, the CHP said. The vehicles collided head on, causing fatal injuries to the passengers of the Honda and moderate injuries to Hudson.

CHP said the cause of the crash remains under investigation. Anyone with further information is asked to contact the CHP San Luis Obispo Office at 805-594-8700.

This story was originally published July 8, 2022 at 5:28 PM.

Joan Lynch

The Tribune

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Joan Lynch is a housing reporter at the San Luis Obispo Tribune. Originally from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Joan studied journalism and telecommunications at Ball State University, graduating in 2022.