SUPPLEMENTAL NEWS RELEASE
DATE: August 18, 2022, 1:00 p.m.
SUBJECT: Fatal Traffic Collision Involving a Vehicle and Pedestrian
LOCATION: West Seventh Street at South A Street, Oxnard
DRIVER/VEHICLE: Antonio Flores Jr., 38 year-old Oxnard resident
PEDESTRIAN: Carmen Ramirez, 73 year-old Oxnard resident
CONTACT: Andrew Pinkstaff, Corporal | (805) 385-7750 | andrew.pinkstaff@oxnardpd.org
At approximately 6:40 PM on August 12, 2022, officers from the Oxnard Police Department and E.M.S. personnel responded to a call for service regarding a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. The collision occurred on West 7th Street at South “A” Street, in downtown Oxnard. The pedestrian, former Oxnard City Council Mayor Pro Tem, and Chair of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors Carmen Ramirez, was transported to a local hospital but unfortunately did not survive her injuries.
During the investigation it was established that Antonio Flores Jr., the driver and sole occupant of his vehicle, was driving westbound in a 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 on Seventh Street. Flores proceeded towards the four-way intersection at South ‘A’ Street, which is regulated by stop signs in all directions. Flores came to a complete stop at the intersection, then yielded to another vehicle that was headed southbound on ‘A’ Street.
Flores then proceeded westbound on Seventh Street through the intersection, and struck Supervisor Ramirez. Supervisor Ramirez was crossing Seventh Street in a southbound direction, in the west crosswalk at the intersection. She was the only person in the crosswalk at the time of the collision. Investigators located and secured video evidence that corroborates this information.
Flores remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Officers evaluated Flores for impairment and did not believe that alcohol and/or drugs were a factor at the time of the collision. The preliminary results of Flores’ toxicology report provided by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Services Bureau show that alcohol and/or drugs were not present.
Investigators are working to determine the possibility and/or extent that sunlight glare contributed to the driver’s visibility, as Flores was proceeding westbound, directly towards the setting sun. Traffic investigators continue to conduct a thorough analysis into the details of the collision and are working to establish all primary factors and any potential related factors.
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.
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