A preliminary investigation revealed that a 45-year-old woman was driving a Volkswagen Passat sedan westbound on Gonzales Road when she drifted onto the side and crashed a parked semi-truck near the Harbor Boulevard intersection
Oxnard, CA.- A woman was killed in a big rig collision at an intersection near Oxnard early Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
At about 4:20 a.m. December 19, authorities responded to calls of a collision near Gonzales Road and Harbor Boulevard, just northwest of Oxnard.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a 45-year-old woman was driving a Volkswagen Passat sedan westbound on Gonzales Road when she drifted onto the side and crashed a parked semi-truck near the Harbor Boulevard intersection.
The impact of the collision caused the Volkswagen to flip and it landed in an agricultural field. The woman driving the Volkswagen was not wearing her seatbelt and was ejected.
CHP officers and emergency crews responded to the scene and the woman was declared deceased shortly after. There was no update on the condition of the big rig driver.
It’s unknown weather alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision, according to CHP. The incident is under investigation.
Oxnard is one of the largest cities in Ventura County both by size and population. With the ever expanding population, the city has also seen a spike in the number of traffic collisions in the recent past. According to California Office of Traffic Safety reports, in 2023 Oxnard recorded 1312 injuries and fatalities due to traffic-related accidents and this was slightly lower than 2022 when 1380 people were victims of road accidents. Drunk driving continues to be a risk on Oxnard roads as seen in the OTS records with almost 14% of all accidents in 2023 being DUI-related. Other major causes included distracted-driving, unsafe passing and speeding. Highway 101 and Pacific Coast Highway are notably some of the highways regarded as dangerous in Oxnard due to the frequency of accidents occurring yearly. These accidents are mostly due to high volume of traffic, including large trucks. However, driver discipline can play a major role in improving road safety on major roadways in Oxnard.
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