NEWS RELEASE
INCIDENT: | Fatal Traffic Collision Involving a Pedestrian |
DATE/TIME: | October 23, 2017 / 7:15 p.m. |
LOCATION: | SR1 and East Channel Islands Blvd. |
VICTIM(S): | 35-year-old female Oxnard resident (name Withheld pending notification of next of kin |
DRIVER(S): | Timoteo Trejo, 44-year-old, Oxnard resident |
VEHICLE(S): | 1996 Chevrolet Silverado |
PREPARED BY: | Tim Kelley, Sergeant (805)200-2337 |
CONTACT PERSON AND CONTACT INFO: | Officer Sergio Figueroa (805)385-7750 |
DETAILS:
On October 23, 2017, at approximately 7:15 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department and EMS personnel responded to a collision involving a pedestrian on SR-1 and East Channel Islands Blvd. When officers arrived they learned that a 35-year-old female was struck by a 1996 Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck, driven by 44-year-old Oxnard resident Timoteo Trejo.
The 35-year-old female pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the pick-up truck was uninjured.
Based on the preliminary investigation, traffic investigators determined that the pick-up truck was traveling northbound on SR-1 and struck the female pedestrian as she attempted to cross the roadway. It is unknown at this time whether drugs or alcohol were involved. The collision is still under investigation.
Anyone that has information regarding this collision is urged to contact Officer Sergio Figueroa at (805)385-7750 or via email at sergio.figuero@oxnardpd.org.
DATE / TIME PREPARED: October 24, 2017 / 2:00 a.m.