DATE: February 1, 2025
SUBJECT: Fatal Traffic Collision
LOCATION: Latigo Avenue at Graves Avenue
DRIVER: Johann Villanueva, 19-year-old resident of Oxnard
VEHICLE: 2020 GMC Terrain
CONTACT: Patrick Blanche, Traffic Investigator
(805) 200-5668 (Mon-Thu 7AM-5PM) | [email protected]
On February 1, 2025, at approximately 3:22 a.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department responded with Emergency Medical Services to a single vehicle traffic collision near the intersection of Latigo Avenue and Graves Avenue. Officers and EMS arrived and found Johann Villanueva suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was quickly transported to the Ventura County Medical Center where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Based on the initial investigation, it is believed Villanueva was the sole occupant of his vehicle, and no other vehicles were involved. Villanueva was driving westbound Latigo Avenue, when for reasons unknown, his vehicle struck a curb west of the intersection. He lost control of his vehicle, drove off the roadway and collided with a tree. It is unknown if speed, alcohol and/or drugs were contributing factors to this collision. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone who has information regarding this collision is urged to contact Officer Patrick Blanche at (805) 385-7749 or via email at [email protected]. Also, anyone with information regarding this case can contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600.
If the inquiry is outside of the Investigator’s standard business hours, we encourage the use of the Investigator’s email. We have found that an email message with a callback request is a more effective way to reach the Investigator. Our watch commanders will continue to speak to those incidents that center around field operations, and still can be reached at (805) 385-7746 or (805) 385-7778.