Double Fatal Crash Shuts Down The 101 Freeway In Camarillo Monday Morning

Monday March 17, 2025

     Update--Two people were killed, another injured, in a fatal crash on the 101 Freeway in Camarillo early Monday morning.

     It was reported shortly before 3 AM on the northbound 101 just south of Carmen Drive.

     The CHP says that a 2015 Ford Mustang driven by a 19-year-old Santa Barbara man was northbound on the 101 when it crashed into the rear of a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta that was stopped in the center median.

     The adult male driver of the Volkswagen and his adult male passenger were killed.

     The 19-year-old Santa Barbara man driving the Mustang was taken to VCMC with minor injuries.

     The CHP says that drugs or alcohol do NOT appear to be a factor in the crash.

     The northbound lanes were closed until 9 AM.

     During the six hours they were closed traffic was backed up in both directions on the freeway and also on surface streets in Camarillo.