Update: CHP releases identity of woman killed in wrong-way collision
Lindsay Matzie. Photo from Facebook.
Update posted Dec. 17. 7:20 a.m.
Lindsay Matzie was a Morro Bay High School graduate
–The woman who died in a wrong-way collision on the 101 early Wednesday morning has been identified as 26-year-old Los Osos woman Lindsay Faye Matzie. Matzie was killed while driving southbound when 22-year-old Paso Robles woman Lauren Aldrete collided with her while driving the wrong way on the 101.
Matzie was a Morro Bay High School graduate. Her two passengers were taken to the hospital with major and moderate injuries. One is reportedly still in intensive care. Reports say that only one of the passengers was wearing a seatbelt.
Aldrete was taken to a local hospital and then flown to the Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno. She was arrested on suspicion of DUI, according to reports. She remains in critical condition. Aldrete graduated Templeton High School in 2011.
Local reader Nick Sottile submitted this video at 9:18 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, of the accident scene following a fatal collision on southbound Highway 101 in Paso Robles.
Photo by Trisha Butcher.
Update posted Dec. 16, 9:10 a.m.
One dead and three seriously injured as a result of the crash
–More details have been received regarding the fatal traffic collision that occurred on Highway 101 near Spring St. in Paso Robles early Wednesday morning.
The accident occurred at 3:14 a.m., and involved two cars. Vehicle one was a Ford, driven by Lauren Alyssa Aldrete, a 22-year-old Paso Robles resident. Aldrete was traveling at an unknown speed the wrong way down the Southbound 101, according to California Highway Patrol. Aldrete collided head-on with a Toyota, whose driver was a 26-year-old Los Osos resident. Aldrete was seriously injured.
Matzie died as a result of the collision. Two passengers, who are currently unidentified, were in the back seat of Matzie’s car, and they both suffered serious injuries.
When firefighters arrived at the scene they discovered a total of four trapped occupants, three in one vehicle and one driver in the second vehicle, with various injuries. Firefighters rapidly extricated three patients using the “Jaws of Life” in less than twenty minutes.
San Luis Ambulance Service Paramedics transported two patients with major injuries to Sierra Vista Medical Center’s level 3 trauma center, and one moderately injured patient to Twin Cities Community Hospital. The fourth occupant was pronounced deceased at scene.
Alcohol or drug impairment have not been ruled out as contributing factors to the collision at this time, CHP says.
Photo by Lance Wierschem.
Original story posted Dec. 16, 7:30 a.m.
Accident shut down entire Southbound 101
–One person is believed to have died in a traffic accident that occurred around 4 a.m. this morning on 101 South near Spring Street, according to initial reports. The accident involved two cars and caused the entire 101 South to shut down. Traffic was redirected to exit at 24th St. and detoured via S. Vine St. One lane was re-opened around 6:30 a.m.
First responders reportedly saw smoke and flames coming from one of the vehicles, and claimed that people were stuck inside. Eyewitnesses are reporting seeing an engine in the middle of the road.
No further details are available at this time. Updates will be posted.
