On October 30, 2015, 22-year-old Anthony Terrones of Lompoc, California was killed in a motorcycle accident on Highway 1. According to KCOY 12 NEWS, Mr. Terrones was riding his 2003 Honda motorcycle when he collided with a vehicle. He died at the scene despite life-saving efforts by emergency responders. California Highway Patrol reported that a 55-year-old man driving a Chevrolet Impala was driving along the Highway 1 merging to U.S. 101 with Terrones behind him. Terrones was riding at a high rate of speed and failed to break on time when the Impala slowed down. This caused Terrones to crash into the rear of the Impala and be ejected from the motorcycle onto the roadway.

The rider of a 2003 Yamaha Motorcycle, 21-year-old Jaime Jimenez of Lompoc, approached scene at a high rate of speed and collided Terrones, causing Jimenez to lose control of his motorcycle and slide into the median separating the two highways. Jimenez suffered moderate injuries.