[08-31-2022] Ventura County, CA – Minor Injuries Reported Following Truck Accident in Oxnard

According to authorities, a semitrailer and pickup truck collided, damaging both cars but only inflicting minor injuries in Oxnard on Wednesday night, August 31, 2022.

According to reports from the Oxnard Police Department and Ventura County Fire Department, the collision occurred just before 5:30 p.m. at Rice Avenue and Camino Del Sol.

According to police chief Rocky Marquez, each vehicle only had the driver inside.

He claimed that the pickup truck’s passenger side was severely damaged, to the point where anyone in the passenger seat could have died. Thankfully, he said, the chair was free. The driver mentioned only minor injuries.

The large truck was also damaged; the cab ended up in some bushes that were a parking lot’s border, and the trailer’s back wheels ended up on the sidewalk.

According to Marquez, the semi-driver also suffered only minor wounds.

Personnel from the Oxnard Fire Department and ambulance crews responded.

Truck Accident Statistics

Tractor-trailers and semi-trucks colloquially referred to as “big rigs,” are common on American roads. Large trucks used to transport goods go by either of these names.

Collisions involving tractor trailers are far more lethal than those involving passenger vehicles. This is large because of how massive big-rig trucks are. Trucks carrying a lot of cargo take more time to stop.

Every 15 minutes, a person is killed in a semi-truck accident in the United States. There are approximately 500,000 traffic accidents in the United States each year that result in 5,000 deaths among truck drivers.

Truck accidents kill an average of 113 Californians per year and injure nearly 3,000 more. On average, truck-related accidents in California result in the deaths or injuries of 200-300 people annually.

The number of people killed in accidents involving semi-trucks reached an all-time high between 2009 and 2015. In 2015, tractor-trailer trucks were involved in more than a tenth of all traffic fatalities.

When traveling at less than 40 miles per hour, drivers are required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to maintain a 4-second distance from large trucks. If you’re going faster than 40 miles per hour, you’ll need to add another second to your calculation.

Ventura County Truck Accident Lawyers

If you are injured in a truck accident due to another driver’s negligence, you should seek financial compensation. There are going to be a lot of difficulties that you’ll have to get through.

Find a truck accident attorney who has experience establishing the full extent of clients’ financial losses.

Our Ventura County truck accident lawyers at Arash Law have extensive experience with big rig accident cases. They’ll make sure the negligent driver pays for your medical care and faces the consequences of their actions.

Our truck accident attorneys know all the tricks in the book that insurance firms use to reduce the payout they have to give you. In addition, we are able to thoroughly investigate a case because of our vast network of expert witnesses.

Were you or a loved one hurt in an incident involving a commercial vehicle? Call us at (888) 488-1391 for a free consultation with an experienced California big rig accident attorney.