OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS RELEASE
INCIDENT: | Fatal Traffic Collision |
DATE/TIME: | May 24, 2018 / 4:00 a.m. |
LOCATION: | 1600 block of North Rose Ave. |
VICTIM: | Withheld pending notification to family |
VEHICLE(S): | 1998 Dodge Ram pickup
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PREPARED BY: | Tim Kelley, Sergeant |
CONTACT PERSON AND CONTACT INFO: | Senior Officer Jamie Brown
(805)385-7749 |
DETAILS:
On Thursday, May 24, 2018, at approximately 4:00 a.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to a traffic collision in the 1600 block of North Rose Ave. Officers located a green 1998 Dodge Ram pickup truck in the center divider across from St. Johns Medical Center. Officers determined that the vehicle had been traveling southbound on Rose Ave. at a high rate of speed. For reasons that are unknown, the vehicle left the roadway and struck a palm tree in the center divider.
The driver of the vehicle, a 30-year-old male Oxnard resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. A 2-year-old male child was located in the front passenger’s seat secured in a child-seat. Oxnard Fire Department and Gold Coast Ambulance personnel immediately tended to the child. The child was transported to the Ventura County Medical Center. Fortunately, it was determined that the child only suffered minor injuries as a result of the collision.
The names of the victim and child are being withheld pending notification to family.
All southbound traffic on Rose Ave. was closed from Gonzales Rd. for several hours while Oxnard Police Department Traffic Officers conducted their investigation. The roadway has since been reopened.
Officers believe speed and alcohol may have been factors in the collision. The collision is still under investigation.
Anyone who may have witnessed or has information regarding the collision is asked to contact Senior Officer Jamie Brown at (805)385-7749 or via email Jamie.brown@oxnardpd.org
DATE / TIME PREPARED: 5-24-18 / 9:30 a.m.