OXNARD DEPARTAMENTO DE POLICÍA

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En abril 4, 2017, en 5:44 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department and EMS personnel responded to a collision at the intersection of Saviers Road and Elm Street. When officers and EMS personnel arrived, they discovered that the collision involved a Toyota pickup truck and a motorcycle. Sobre la base de la investigación preliminar, the driver of the pickup truck was traveling northbound on Saviers Road and made a left turn at Elm Street directly in front of the motorcyclist, who was traveling southbound on Saviers Road. The motorcyclist was unable to avoid the collision and collided with the pickup truck. The force of the collision caused the motorcyclist to be ejected from the motorcycle.

El motociclista, Thomas Hartley a 36-year-old Oxnard resident, was transported to the Ventura County Medical Center due to severe injuries and is listed in critical condition. The driver of the pickup truck, Ros Amelia Glover a 65-year-old Oxnard resident, remained at the scene of the collision and was uninjured.

It is not believed that alcohol and/or drugs are factors involved in the collision. La colisión es todavía bajo investigación.

Anyone who has information about this collision is urged to contact Traffic Officer James Langford at (805) 385-7750 o por correo electrónico a [email protected].

FECHA / TIEMPO DE PREPARACIÓN: Abril 4, 2017, 9:30 p.m.

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WORKING TOGETHER TO STOP DISTRACTED DRIVING

April is recognized as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. En California, la Oficina de Seguridad Vial (OTS), Departamento de Policía de Oxnard, CHP, aplicación de la ley local, y los socios de la comunidad en todo el estado están trabajando juntos para hacer que las carreteras sean más seguras al resaltar los peligros de distraerse mientras se conduce, especialmente por teléfonos celulares.

“Law enforcement would rather see everyone off their cell phones than hand out a lot of tickets,” said Rhonda Craft, director of the Office of Traffic Safety. “Take care of calling, enviar mensajes de texto, setting your GPS and everything else before you hit the street.”

Lawmakers agree that distracted driving continues to be a growing problem among California’s motorists. proyecto de ley de la asamblea 1785 went into effect on January 1^er, requiring all drivers in California to keep their cell phone out of their hands while operating a motor vehicle. Under the new law, a driver may activate or deactivate a feature or function of the cell phone or wireless communication device by swiping or tapping its screen only if it is properly mounted or not being held in a driver’s hand. Specific information on the new law can be found at www.ots.ca.gov.

The Office of Traffic Safety will begin a new public awareness campaign throughout the state in April emphasizing how the new law makes virtually all hand-held cell phone activity illegal – talking, enviar mensajes de texto, and using apps. The campaign aims to end distracted driving through education and raise awareness about the associated dangers. The goal is to change motorist behaviors and save lives, not just in the month of April but year-round.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 3,477 people were killed and an estimated 391,000 injured in motor vehicle collisions involving distracted drivers in 2015. That is a 9 percent increase in fatalities as compared to the previous year.

The Oxnard Police Department will join other law enforcement agencies throughout the state to provide educational experiences as well as zero tolerance enforcement efforts to discourage distracted driving. Officers will have a special emphasis this month on enforcing all cell phone and distracted driving laws. The goal is to gain voluntary compliance by drivers, but sometimes citations are necessary for motorists to better understand the importance of driving distraction free.

The Oxnard Police Department is deploying extra traffic officers with grant-funded resources on April 4, 2017, y abril 18, 2017, in city locations with higher numbers of traffic collisions. Violators will be stopped and cited with fines set at $162 for first-time offenders. This campaign is funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, través de la Administración Nacional de Seguridad Vial.

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El martes, Marzo 28, 2017, entre 2:30 p.m. y 7:30 p.m., the Oxnard Police Department conducted a distracted driver enforcement operation throughout the city. Officers focused enforcement efforts in areas prone to distracted driver-related collisions such as the Oxnard Boulevard/Saviers Road corridor, north Rose Avenue, and the area of Vineyard Avenue and Oxnard Boulevard. Los oficiales emitidos 95 citations to violators of California’s distracted driving law during the enforcement period.

 
The Oxnard Police Department wants to make everyone aware that it is illegal to hold and use a cell phone while texting, calling, or using the apps while driving. It must be affixed to the vehicle, may be operated in hands-free mode using voice activation, or used with the motion of a single swipe or tap of the driver’s finger. Drivers should use an appropriate hands-free device such as a Bluetooth earpiece or speaker system.

The Oxnard Police Department will continue to conduct these types of enforcement operations this year to make our roadways and community safer. These operations are funded by grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) ya través de la Administración Nacional de Seguridad Vial.

Officer Manuel Perez monitoring the area of Vineyard Avenue and Oxnard Boulevard for distracted drivers.

FECHA / TIEMPO DE PREPARACIÓN: Marzo 28, 2017 / 7:30 p.m.

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