NEWS RELEASE
DATE: November 3, 2022
SUBJECT: Fatal Traffic Collision Involving a Semi-truck and Pedestrian
LOCATION: Camino Del Sol and Kinetic Dr, Oxnard
DRIVER Rickey Amaya, 31 year-old San Bernardino resident
VEHICLE: 2017 Kenworth T680 semi-truck and trailer
PEDESTRIAN: Maria Bernal Robles, 51 year-old Oxnard resident
CONTACT: Corporal Andrew Pinkstaff, Traffic Investigator | (805) 385-7750 |
On November 3, 2022, at approximately 2:00 a.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded to a call for service for an injury traffic collision at the intersection of Camino Del Sol and Kinetic Drive.
Upon arrival, officers located Maria Robles unresponsive in the roadway. Witnesses to the collision directed officers to the semi-truck that hit Robles, which was parked at a nearby Fed-Ex facility. The driver of the semi-truck, identified as Rickey Amaya, admitted to being involved in the collision and cooperated with investigators on scene.
The preliminary investigation revealed Amaya was traveling westbound on Camino Del Sol approaching Kinetic Drive. Robles was walking westbound in the north crosswalk of Camino Del Sol at the Kinetic Drive intersection. As Amaya turned onto Kinetic Drive, he collided into Robles in the roadway. Robles was pronounced deceased by EMS personnel.
Drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the collision. The investigation is still ongoing. Witnesses, or anyone with information regarding this collision, are urged to contact Corporal Andrew Pinkstaff at (805) 385-7750 or via email at andrew.pinkstaff@oxnardpd.org.