SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Luis Ruiz Sanchez of Santa Barbara was sentenced to five years in state prison for driving under the influence in connection with multiple collisions and injuries along Hollister Avenue on the evening of December 13, 2024.
On Dec. 13, 2024, Sanchez was driving on Hollister Avenue around 8 p.m. at speeds between 80 and 90 miles per hour when he rear-ended one vehicle before colliding head on with another stated the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office in a press release Wednesday.
Sanchez had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.16 at the time noted the local prosecutor’s office…