Man airlifted to hospital after crash at Oceano Dunes
July 28, 2023
By JOSH FRIEDMAN
A helicopter airlifted a man to the hospital following an ATV crash at the Oceano Dunes on Friday. [Tribune]
Shortly before 11 a.m., a 59-year-old man was riding a rental ATV at the Oceano Dunes off-roading area. The man was traveling about 15 mph when his ATV rolled down a 40-foot sand dune in the Independence Area of the park.
The driver suffered obvious injuries, according to State Parks. A helicopter airlifted the man to Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria.
Investigators consider speed a primary factor in the crash. Drugs and alcohol did not factor into the collision.
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