The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office has filed murder charges against the alleged DUI driver in a fatal SR-246 car crash that killed one person last week.
District Attorney John Savrnoch announced 46-year-old Jesus Moises Martinez Chavira of North Hills is charged with one felony count of murder for the Buellton-area collision that occurred on September 5, 2025. It is further alleged that Martinez Chavira drove under the influence of alcohol causing one death and injury to another victim.
At 6:54 p.m., Santa Barbara County firefighters and California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to a collision on East Highway 246 at Dominguez Road…