UPDATE (Tuesday, Dec. 17) - The California Highway Patrol reports that a second person has died as a result of Monday's crash.
The driver of the Honda Fit passed away at the hospital.
CHP officials say the rear passenger in the Honda suffered critical injuries.
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(Monday, Dec. 16) - One person was killed and 2 others were critically injured in a car crash on E. Clark Rd. in Santa Maria, Monday afternoon.
CHP on the scene told KSBY the crash happened around 2:15 p.m., and involved 3 vehicles: a Honda Fit, a Chevrolet, and a Dodge Ram.
CHP says the Honda Fit was traveling eastbound on Clark, when it stopped to make a left turn and was rear-ended by a Chevrolet pickup. That collision pushed the smaller car into the westbound lane where it was struck by the Dodge Ram.
CHP says the fatality was the person sitting in the passenger seat of the Honda Fit, and the 2 critically injured are reported to be the driver, and backseat passenger in that same vehicle.
According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the 2 critically injured were taken to nearby Marian Regional Medical Center.
CHP says the driver of the Chevrolet and the Dodge Ram were uninjured.
This is a developing story and will be updated with new information as it becomes available.
