[09-14-2022] Ventura County, CA – 26-Year-Old Oxnard Driver Killed in Head-On Two-Vehicle Collision on Highway 118

The California Highway Patrol, a 26-year-old Oxnard man, was killed in a fatal two-vehicle head-on collision west of Grimes Canyon Road Wednesday afternoon, September 14, 2022.

The two-vehicle head-on collision occurred at 2:20 p.m. along Highway 118, west of Grimes Canyon Road in Moorpark city limits.

The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office said the driver was Saul M. on Wednesday.

The CHP office near Moorpark said that Martinez was driving west on the 118 in a 2014 Mercedes C-series sedan. The agency said that they didn’t know his speed right away.

According to the CHP, as the Mercedes went around a right curve in the road, Martinez, for reasons that aren’t clear, let the car drift into the eastbound lane, right into the path of an oncoming box truck.

A man from Moorpark who was 49 years old drove the 2022 Chevrolet box truck.

On the spot, Martinez was said to be dead. The box truck driver was taken to Los Robles Regional Medical Center by ambulance. His injuries were said to be moderate.

The agency said that both drivers were wearing seat belts. No one was arrested, and CHP investigators don’t know if drugs or alcohol played a role.

If you saw the crash and haven’t already talked to a CHP investigator, please call the office in Moorpark at 805-553-0800.

Two-Vehicle Collision Statistics

Accidents with cars can happen anywhere and at any time. In the United States, there is at least one car accident every 60 seconds. There are accidents every day because there are so many drivers on the road.

The most common way people get hurt in the United States is in car accidents. Almost 2 million people are injured in car accidents every year. The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation says that in 2018, 33,654 fatal car accidents killed 36,560 people.

About 10% of all car accidents that kill people happen in California. In California, there were 485,866 car accidents in 2017; 3,898 people were killed, and 276,823 were hurt. Since 2013, 23.5 percent more people in California have been killed in car accidents.

There are many reasons people get into car accidents, but here are a few:

• Getting behind the wheel while texting.
• Drinking.
• Being overly tired can all cause a car accident.

Accidents can be avoided if you take care of your car, know how to drive safely, and pay attention to the road.

Ventura County Car Accident Lawyers

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