*UPDATE*
NEWS RELEASE
DATE: April 13, 2022, 10:00 a.m.
SUBJECT: Fatal traffic collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian
LOCATION: Ventura Road at Bay Blvd., Oxnard
DRIVER/VEHICLE: Anthony Madrigal, 20-year-old of Oxnard, CA
2018 Ford Mustang
PEDESTRIAN: 76-year-old of male Oxnard, CA (Deceased)
CONTACT: Manuel Perez, Police Officer
(805) 509-8996 | manuel.perez@oxnardpd.org
Update (Refer to the original collision information below)
On August 27, 2021, at approximately 3:55 a.m., Oxnard Traffic Investigators responded to a hit and run traffic collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian that occurred at the intersection of Ventura Road and Bay Blvd. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene. Traffic Investigators identified Anthony Madrigal, a 20-year-old Oxnard resident, as the driver of the vehicle.
Based on the investigation, it was determined that Madrigal was traveling at a high rate of speed when he struck the victim. Madrigal then fled the scene of the collision. As a result, on April 13, 2022, Traffic Investigators arrested Anthony Madrigal for 192(c)(1) vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and 20001 (a) cvc hit and run traffic collision resulting in death to a person. Madrigal was booked into the Ventura County Main Jail.
Anyone who has information regarding this collision is urged to contact Officer Perez at (805) 509-8996 or via email at manuel.perez@oxnardpd.org. Also, anyone with information regarding this case can contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department's website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity.
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On August 27, 2021, at approximately 3:55 a.m., Oxnard officers and EMS personnel responded to a traffic collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian that occurred at the intersection of Ventura Road and Bay Blvd. When police personnel arrived at the scene of the collision, they discovered a 2018 Ford Mustang driven by a 20-year-old male of Oxnard who had collided with a 76-year-old male pedestrian of Oxnard. The pedestrian sustained critical injuries and succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the collision. After the collision, the driver continued southbound on Ventura Road and parked his vehicle in the area of Redwood Street and Ventura Road. The driver then left the scene but returned as officers were conducting the investigation and provided information regarding the collision.
Traffic investigators determined that the driver of the Ford Mustang was traveling southbound on Ventura Road when the driver struck the pedestrian who was walking westbound in the south crosswalk at Bay Blvd. Investigators do not believe that speed was a contributing factor to the collision. An investigation is ongoing regarding the collision and to determine whether drugs and/or alcohol were involved.
Anyone who has information regarding this collision is urged to contact Officer Perez at (805) 509-8996 or via email at manuel.perez@oxnardpd.org. Also, anyone with information regarding this case can contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department's website: www.oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity.
You can also remain anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. You can also visit this site: www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.