Deadly Auto Crash Near Shandon

Written By John McCarthy

A wrong-way crash on Highway 46 East near Shandon, San Luis Obispo County, resulted in three fatalities and three injuries on the night of July 28, 2024. Saundra Foutz, 30, driving a Mercedes west in the eastbound lane, collided head-on with a 2022 Honda. The first Honda’s driver and two passengers died, while a third car, a 2015 Honda, piled up on the crash. Foutz and a fourth person in the first Honda, Carlos Quinonez, were seriously injured. The driver of the third car, Jess Lopez, sustained minor injuries. CHP is investigating potential impairment in Foutz. This crash follows another fatal collision on Highway 46 East earlier in the week.

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