OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS RELEASE
**UPDATE**
INCIDENT: | Fatal hit and run traffic collision involving a pedestrian |
DATE/TIME: | October 8, 2017 / 7:45 p.m.
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LOCATION: | 1400 block of W. Gonzales Road, Oxnard |
PEDESTRIAN: | Frank Ybarra (70-year-old male Oxnard resident) |
VEHICLE: | Dark colored pickup truck |
PREPARED BY: | Ricardo Vazquez, Traffic Sergeant (805) 385-7847 |
CONTACT PERSON AND CONTACT INFO: | Alvaro Pulido, Traffic Officer (805) 200-5668 |
Update (see original collision information below):
On October 8, 2017, at approximately 7:45 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department and EMS personnel responded to a hit and run collision involving a pedestrian which occurred in the 1400 block of West Gonzales Road.
The pedestrian, later identified as 70-year-old Oxnard resident Frank Ybarra, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Traffic investigators from the Oxnard Police Department conducted an extensive investigation and were able to obtain a description of the vehicle involved in the collision based on witness statements and surveillance videos. The vehicle is described as a dark-colored pickup truck with tinted windows. Based on scene evidence, investigators believe that the pickup truck will have noticeable front-end damage.
Traffic investigators are requesting the community’s assistance in identifying the vehicle and driver involved in the collision. Anyone who recognizes the pickup truck involved in the collision depicted in the following surveillance video images or who could provide information regarding the collision is urged to contact Officer Alvaro Pulido at (805) 200-5668 or via email at alvaro.pulido@oxnardpd.org.
DETAILS:
On October 8, 2017, at approximately 7:45 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department and EMS personnel responded to a hit and run collision involving a pedestrian which occurred in the 1400 block of West Gonzales Road. When officers arrived, they discovered a 70-year-male pedestrian in the roadway who had been struck by a vehicle. EMS personnel rendered medical aid to the pedestrian; however despite lifesaving measures, the pedestrian succumbed to his injuries.
Based on the initial investigation, it was determined that the pedestrian was walking northbound across the westbound lanes of Gonzales Road and was struck by a dark-colored pickup truck. After the collision, the pickup truck was seen fleeing the area westbound on Gonzales Road and then continued northbound on Ventura Road. Investigators believe that the pickup truck possibly sustained front-end damage as a result of the collision.
Traffic investigators are requesting the community’s assistance in identifying the pickup truck involved in the collision. Anyone who has information about this collision is urged to contact Officer Alvaro Pulido at (805) 200-5668 or via email at alvaro.pulido@oxnardpd.org.
DATE / TIME PREPARED: October 11, 2017 / 11:00 a.m.