Bicyclist And Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Separate Oxnard Traffic Collisions Both Die

Tuesday December 24, 2024

     Updated--Oxnard police say that a bicyclist and a pedestrian seriously injured in separate recent traffic collisions have died from their injuries.

     The first case involved 44-year-old Antonio Rodriguez of Oxnard.

     On the morning of December 13th he was riding his bicycle westbound on First Street.

     When he entered the intersection with Roosevelt Avenue Rodriguez was struck by a vehicle driven by a 20-year-old Oxnard man going northbound on Roosevelt.

     Rodriquez was ejected from his bicycle and taken to VCMC in critical condition where police say he died on December 23rd.

     The driver of the car stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators.

     The second collision involved a pedestrian and happened in the late afternoon of December 22nd on Gonzales Road between Williams Drive and Rose Avenue.

     Oxnard police say that 58-year-old Cristero Peter Luna of Oxnard was walking across Gonzales Road west of Williams Drive in an unknown direction when he was struck by a car traveling westbound on Gonzales.

     Luna was taken to VCMC in critical condition where he died the next day.

     The 25-year-old Oxnard resident driving the car stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators.

     Both accidents remain under investigation by the Oxnard PD Traffic Division.