DATE: June 15, 2024
SUBJECT: Serious Injury Traffic Collision
VEHICLES: Black F-150
Black Lexus IS300
DRIVERS: Nery Massis Flandez, 51-yr-old Oxnard resident
Ethel Eldridge, 79-yr-old Port Hueneme resident
CONTACT: Joseph Clarke, Traffic Investigator
(805) 385-7749 (Mon-Thu 7AM-5PM) joseph.clarke@oxnardpd.org
On June 15, 2024, at approximately 3:32 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department and EMS personnel responded to a call for service regarding a traffic collision involving a black Lexus IS300 and a black F-150 on Victoria Avenue, south of Fifth Street.
Upon arrival, officers located numerous injured occupants. Three occupants of the Lexus were transported to the Ventura County Medical Center. The driver, identified as Ethel Eldridge, is listed in critical condition. The two other occupants of the Lexus, one a 19-month-old child, are in stable condition. Both occupants of the F-150 were transported to St. John’s hospital with minor injuries.
Investigators believe the Lexus was exiting the parking lot south of Fifth Street and attempted to make an illegal left-turn to travel southbound on Victoria Avenue. The Lexus was struck by the F-150 as it crossed the northbound lanes of Victoria Avenue. Investigators do not believe speed or impairment to be a contributing factor.
Anyone who has information regarding this collision is urged to contact Traffic Investigator Joseph Clarke at (805) 385-7749 or via email at joseph.clarke@oxnardpd.org. 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.