NEWS RELEASE
DATE: April 8, 2022, 11:07 a.m.
SUBJECT: Fatal traffic collision involving a motorcyclist
LOCATION: Hueneme Road at Arcturus Avenue, Oxnard
RIDER/VEHICLE: 26-year-old male of Port Hueneme, CA
2008 Kawasaki motorcycle
DRIVER/VEHICLE: 49-year-old male of Bakersfield, CA
2018 Peterbilt semi-truck and trailer
CONTACT: Andrew Pinkstaff, Corporal
(805) 385-7750 | andrew.pinkstaff@oxnardpd.org
On April 8, 2022, at approximately 11:07 a.m., Oxnard officers and EMS personnel responded to a call for service regarding a collision involving a semi-truck and a motorcyclist at the intersection of Hueneme Road and Arcturus Avenue. When officers arrived at the scene of the incident, they discovered that a motorcyclist, identified as a 26-year-old male of Port Hueneme, sustained critical injuries and died at the scene of the collision. The driver of the Peterbilt semi-truck and trailer, identified as a 49-year-old male of Bakersfield, was uninjured and cooperated with the investigation.
Based on the initial investigation, it was determined that the semi-truck driver was traveling westbound on Hueneme Road and attempted a left turn onto Arcturus Avenue. However, the motorcyclist, who was traveling eastbound on Hueneme Road, broadsided the semi-truck and trailer. The impact caused the motorcyclist to be ejected off his motorcycle. An investigation is ongoing regarding the cause of the collision and whether speed, drugs, and/or alcohol were involved.
Anyone who has information regarding this collision is urged to contact Corporal Andrew Pinkstaff at (805) 385-7750 or via email at andrew.pinkstaff@oxnardpd.org. Also, anyone with information regarding this case can contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600.