According to the California Highway Patrol, Acosta was driving west on Vineyard Avenue when he made an unsafe left turn and drifted across the double yellow lines. Acosta’s vehicle collided head-on with an oncoming BMW.
El Rio, CA – The man who was killed in a two-vehicle accident earlier this month in El Rio has been identified by the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Pedro Salazar Acosta, 45, of Santa Paula, died following the collision that transpired at about 3:15 p.m. October 5, on Vineyard Avenue and Perello Rancho Road.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Acosta was driving west on Vineyard Avenue when he made an unsafe left turn and drifted across the double yellow lines. Acosta’s vehicle collided head-on with an oncoming BMW.
The CHP officers and Ventura County Fire Department responded to the scene and rendered aid to those involved in the incident.
Acosta was pronounced deceased at the site of the collision shortly after.
The driver of the BMW, a 22-year-old woman, was hospitalized with major injuries.
A juvenile passenger in the BMW was also taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
The CHP Ventura Area office is handling an ongoing investigation into the incident and anyone with information is urged to contact 805-662-2640.