Ventura Police Department – Incident Press Release
On May 8th at 8:25 PM the Ventura Police Command Center received a 911 call from the driver of a vehicle that had just struck a pedestrian on eastbound Telegraph Rd. East of Wake Forrest Ave. As officers arrived on the scene they found the 56-year-old female victim lying in the roadway being attended to by Ventura City Fire personnel. Within minutes AMR arrived on scene, and the victim was transported to a local hospital. The status of the victim is unknown at this time.
As officers began their investigation, they learned that the victim had just exited a bus on the north side of the street. After leaving the bus, she started walking across the street mid-block. While crossing the eastbound lanes of traffic, one vehicle almost struck her; however, at the last moment, the driver of the was able to slow down. The victim continued across the street when she hit by the reporting party’s car.
The driver of the vehicle remained on scene after calling 911 and was cooperating with officers. Officers evaluated the driver, and drugs or alcohol do not appear to be a factor in this collision. The Ventura Police Traffic Unit will be continuing this investigation.
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