A Cambria man was killed in a head-on collision on Hwy 46 east of Hwy 1, the Highway Patrol said in a news release.
According to CHP Lt. Darren Gennuso of the Templeton Office, at about 9:39 a.m. Sunday, June 7 officers responded to a report of a head-on crash on Hwy 46 east of Green Valley Road and east of the Hwy 1 and 46 intersection.
According to Lt. Gennuso, “Upon CHP arrival it was determined a 21-year-old male and Cambria resident, Oscar Pena Estrada, was driving a gray 2014 Ford Mustang westbound on Hwy 46 at an unknown rate of speed.”
At the same time, Dean Carl Voigt, 62 of Ellisville, Mo., was eastbound on the highway in a white, 2016 Dodge Ram 2500 truck and hauling a camping trailer.
“For unknown reasons,” Lt. Gennuso said, “Mr. Estrada allowed the Mustang to travel into the opposing traffic lane directly into the path of the Ram, subsequently colliding head on.”
A passenger in the Mustang, identified as Cesar Pena Estrada, 29, was fatally injured and died at the scene.
The driver of the Mustang suffered major injuries and was taken to Sierra Vista Hospital in SLO.
Mr. Voigt and a passenger, identified as Kelly Voigt, suffered minor injuries. The CHP’s Templeton Office is investigating the crash.
Head on crashes on Hwy 46 between Hwy 1 and Paso Robles are not all that common, but certainly have happened in the past, as the highway is mostly a two-lane roadway with intermittent passing lanes, and divided only by a double yellow line painted down the center.
Some areas on that road are also prone to landslides, falling rocks and slip outs during wet winters, though Caltrans has worked hard to fix the most problematic areas.
