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SANTA BARBARA, CA – 6/18/07. Santa Barbara Police are investigating three traffic accidents on or near Cliff Drive; all major, one involving a fatality. On Saturday, 6/17/07 at 12:15 p.m. Esther Argenal, age 62 was driving her Nissan Maxima eastbound on Cliff Drive. As she neared the intersection of Terrace Drive, her vehicle drifted to the left, crossed over the opposing lanes, and ran off the roadway. The Nissan crashed into the residence at 1310 Cliff Drive, fully penetrating into a bedroom. The residence sustained significant damage; fortunately, no one was home. Argenal received minor injuries. Her passenger, Warren Fuller, age 77, was hospitalized in critical condition with major chest injuries. Accident investigators are investigating why her vehicle ran off the road.

Yesterday (Sunday) at 11:30 a.m. police dispatch received numerous calls of an injury collision at Cliff Drive and Santa Cruz Blvd. Emergency crews found Juanita “Janie” Owens, age 72, in a Pontiac Grand-Am and Harry Atterbury, age 54, in a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Emergency crews removed them from their wrecked vehicles and transported them to Cottage Hospital. Owens was pronounced dead upon arrival from apparent head trauma. Atterbury is in stable condition with head and leg injuries. The investigation is not complete but has determined that Owens was leaving a private residence in the 1500 block of Cliff Drive. Owens pulled directly into the path of Atterbury, who was driving westbound on Cliff Drive. His Jeep squarely broadsided her driver’s side door. The impact spun both vehicles into the opposing lanes of traffic, but no other vehicles were affected. The posted speed limit is 40 MPH; however the speed each vehicle was traveling remains under investigation. There were several witnesses to this incident.

Today (6/18/07) at 1:00 p.m. police responded to a truck versus motorcycle accident on Meigs Road near Cliff Drive. The motorcyclist was traveling south on Meigs Road when he was struck on the right side by a small pickup truck entering Meigs Road from the business parking lot near McDonald’s Restaurant. The motorcyclist was transported to Cottage Hospital with an apparent broken leg. The names of the involved parties are not available at this time.

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