Cassie Goff crash Santa Maria Highway 166
Cassie Goff, 46; and Boy, 14, Victims in Santa Maria Crash on Highway 166
SANTA MARIA, CA (July 2, 2021) – A head-on crash seriously injured Cassie Goff and a teenage boy on Highway 166 in Santa Maria.
The California Highway Patrol identified the two Las Vegas residents as victims of the collision which occurred on Friday morning.
The incident began when 46-year-old Cassie Goff was driving a 2004 Porsche Cayenne east on Highway 166 in Santa Maria. At the same time, a 2020 GMC Yukon was going west at about 55 to 60 mph.
For an unknown reason, the GMC turned to the left and crossed the double yellow lines. CHP said its driver, 22-year-old Palmdale resident Luis Cardona, then slammed head-on into the Porsche.
The Santa Maria Times and Noozhawk wrote that the accident took place shortly before 9 a.m. The two cars crashed east of Alamo Creek Road.
Luis Cardona, 22, Hurt in Car Collision
CHP confirmed that Cassie Goff and her passenger, a 14-year-old boy, ended up trapped in their SUV as a result of the Santa Maria crash.
Firefighters along with the paramedics arrived and extricated them from the wreckage. Cassie Goff sustained brain bleeding, an open fracture of her right leg and broken ribs following the collision.
Luis Cardona complained of pain and suffered an abrasion to his chest upon impact. Medical personnel rushed the two adults to the Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria for further aid.
Meanwhile, an air ambulance took the boy to the Cottage Hospital for treatment of a laceration to his head and leg injuries. Officials did not release the condition of all the wounded patients at this time.
Authorities forced Highway 166 to shut down in both directions for about two hours after the crash. The cause of the collision is still under investigation.
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