NEWS RELEASE
DATE: February 2, 2023
SUBJECT: Traffic Collision Involving Oxnard Police Department Patrol Vehicle
LOCATION: Fifth Street and Buena Vista Avenue, Oxnard
DRIVER/VEHICLE: Oxnard Police Department Police Officer / Marked F-150 Patrol
Vehicle
DRIVER/VEHICLE: Daniel Llamas, 22-year-old Ventura Resident / 2022 Harley Davidson
motorcycle
CONTACT: Corporal Andrew Pinkstaff, Traffic Investigator | (805) 385-7750 |
On February 2, 2023, at approximately 3:07 PM, an on-duty Oxnard Police Department patrol officer, driving a marked black and white patrol pickup truck, was involved in a traffic collision with a motorcycle near the intersection of Fifth Street and Buena Vista Avenue, in Oxnard. In an effort to avoid the collision, the patrol pickup truck swerved and also collided with a private passenger bus that was stopped in traffic, near the intersection.
Immediately following the collision, an Oxnard Police Department officer rendered aid to the motorcyclist and summoned emergency medical care. The motorcyclist, identified as a 22-year-old Ventura resident, was transported to the Ventura County Medical Center, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Members of the Oxnard Police Department Traffic Unit responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. Preliminary investigation revealed that the Oxnard Police Department patrol pickup truck was turning from northbound Buena Vista Avenue, onto westbound Fifth Street, when it was struck by the motorcycle, which had been travelling westbound on Fifth Street. After colliding with the motorcycle, the Oxnard Police Department patrol pickup also collided with a private passenger bus, which was stopped for traffic in the eastbound lanes of Fifth Street, west of Buena Vista Avenue. There were no reported injuries from passengers in the passenger bus.
Neither alcohol nor drugs appear to be a factor in this collision, and the investigation is 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.
