COMUNICADO DE PRENSA
FECHA: Agosto 18, 2021, 9:45 a.m.
TEMA: Grave lesión de accidente de tráfico
UBICACIÓN: Avenida Rice en Camino Del Sol, Oxnard
DRIVER / VEHÍCULO: 68-años de edad, varón de Oxnard, California
Grey Dodge Dakota pickup truck
DRIVER / VEHÍCULO: 62-varón de un año de Ventura, California
White International semi-truck and trailer
CONTACTO: Manuel Perez, Oficial de tráfico
(805) 385-7750 | manuel.perez@oxnardpd.org
En agosto 18, 2021, en aproximadamente 9:45 a.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department and EMS personnel responded to a traffic collision at the intersection of Rice Avenue and Camino Del Sol. When officers and EMS personnel arrived at the scene, they discovered a grey Dodge Dakota pickup and white International semi-truck and trailer were involved in the collision. The semi-truck driver, identified as a 62-year-old male of Ventura, resultó ileso y cooperó con la investigación. The driver of the Dodge, who was identified as a 68-year-old male of Oxnard, was initially trapped in the pickup truck but was extricated from the vehicle and immediately transported to the Ventura County Medical Center. The driver sustained serious injuries and is currently listed in critical condition.
Sobre la base de la investigación preliminar, traffic investigators determined the semi-truck was traveling southbound on Rice Avenue and attempted to make a left turn onto Camino Del Sol. While traveling through the intersection, the semi-truck was broadsided by the Dodge pickup truck which was traveling northbound on Rice Avenue.
Traffic investigators do not believe that drugs and/or alcohol were involved in the collision. La colisión es todavía bajo investigación. Cualquier persona que tenga información sobre esta colisión se insta a comunicarse con el Oficial de Tráfico Manuel Perez al (805) 385-7750 o por correo electrónico a manuel.perez@oxnardpd.org.