DATE: July 15, 2024
SUBJECT: Serious Injury Traffic Collision
VEHICLES: 2017 Suzuki GSX Motorcycle
2023 Freightliner Cascadia (tractor-trailer)
DRIVERS: Alois Slepicka, 59-yr-old Oxnard resident
Ram Pal, 42-yr-old New York, NY resident
CONTACT: Officer Alexis Arellano
(805) 385-7749 (Mon-Thrs 7AM-5PM) I alexis.arellano@oxnardpd.org
On July 14, 2024, at approximately 7:11 p.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department and EMS personnel responded to an injury traffic collision involving a motorcycle and tractor-trailer at the intersection of South Rose Avenue and Mountain View Avenue.
Upon arrival, officers located two subjects lying in the roadway of Rose Avenue. Both subjects, later identified as Alois and Maria Slepicka, had been ejected from their Suzuki GSX motorcycle. They were transported to the Ventura County Medical Center with major injuries. The driver of the tractor-trailer, Ram Pal, remained on scene and cooperated with investigators.
Initial investigation revealed Pal was driving his tractor-trailer eastbound Mountain View Avenue. He stopped at Rose Avenue, and then entered the intersection to make a left turn. Alois was riding his motorcycle southbound Rose Avenue. Alois veered to the left in an attempt to avoid colliding with the truck-tractor. Alois was unable to avoid a collision, and struck the front driver’s side of the truck-tractor. The force of the collision ejected Alois and Maria from the motorcycle.
Investigators do not believe impairment contributed to the collision, however, speed may have been a factor. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone who has information regarding this collision is urged to contact Officer Alexis Arellano at (805) 385-7749 or via email at alexis.arellano@oxnardpd.org. Also, anyone with information regarding this case can contact the Oxnard Police Department at (805) 385-7600.
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