[06-09-2022] Ventura County, CA – Two People Critically Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash in South Oxnard

[06-09-2022] Ventura County, CA - Two People Critically Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash in South OxnardAccording to the authorities, two teens were critically injured in a single-vehicle crash in Longfellow Way Thursday, June 9, 2022.

According to the Oxnard Police Department, the crash transpired around 4:50 p.m. near the intersection of Pleasant Valley Road and Longfellow Way, generally west of Rose Avenue.

The two teenagers, both 17 years old, rode in a Honda Accord from 1997. Officials say the driver is from Port Hueneme, and the passenger is from Oxnard.

According to police Cmdr. Robin Whitney, the Honda was traveling westbound on Pleasant Valley when the driver lost control east of Longfellow and collided with a block wall and a palm tree on the north side of the road.

Both of the teenagers were stranded in the vehicle. According to police, the teens were extricated from the wreckage by Oxnard Firefighters and transported by ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center in critical condition.

Motorists were diverted onto Terrace Avenue after the incident closed westbound Pleasant Valley at Terrace Avenue.

Authorities said they were still looking into the cause and whether speed, alcohol, or drugs played a role.

Anyone with information is asked to call Cpl. Andrew Pinkstaff at 805–385-7750.

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