BRIEFLY : DRIVER, 54, KILLED IN SINGLE-CAR CRASH.OXNARD - A 54-year-old Oxnard man was killed in a single-car crash at the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. and Highway 33 interchange, authorities said Friday. Willie Black died at 8:20 p.m. Thursday when he didn't negotiate a turn and his car rolled over, officials said. - Daily News Crash injures one; 126 closed 6 hours VENTURA - Two big-rigs collided early Friday, severely injuring one driver and closing down heavily traveled Highway 126 for six hours, the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. reported. Robert Cordero, 35, of Bakersfield suffered multiple broken bones in the 2:20 a.m. crash and was hospitalized at Ventura County Medical Center Ventura County Medical Center is a hospital in the city of Ventura, California, USA. It is a 208 bed acute care hospital. The county also operates a 49 bed campus in Santa Paula. , said Officer Dave Cockrill. Jose Bolanos, 23, of Salinas Salinas, city, United States Salinas (səlē`nəs), city (1990 pop. 108,777), seat of Monterey co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. It is the shipping and processing center of a fertile valley famous for its grain and lettuce. was westbound on Highway 126, east of Kimball Road, when the second trailer detached from the rest of the vehicle, Cockrill said. ``When that happens, (the second trailer) goes dark and the brakes lock and causes the trailer to come to a dead stop,'' Cockrill said. Cordero plowed into the detached trailer, and his truck, which was carrying auto parts, overturned, trapping him inside. Bolanos was not injured. Morning commuters were diverted off Wells Road at the Santa Paula Freeway The Santa Paula Freeway is a minor freeway in Ventura County, California. Ironically, the freeway connects Ventura to Santa Clarita, only passing through Santa Paula. There is occasionally confusion that the freeway ends in Santa Paula. , which connects to the Ventura Freeway and Golden State Highway. - Daily News |
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