1 Person Arrested after Pursuit Crash on Highway 118 near Center School Road [Camarillo, CA]

Camarillo Auto Accident on Highway 118 near Center School Road

 
CAMARILLO, CA (March 22, 2021) – Sunday night, authorities arrested a suspect after a pursuit crash on Highway 118 near Center School Road.
 
The incident occurred on Highway 118 near Center School Road. As a result, the highway remained closed for hours while several agencies responded to an injury crash and a crime scene.
 
The chase began in Los Angeles County until the suspect got stuck in the wrecked box truck before his arrest. Also, a second vehicle was impacted by the Highway 118 crash.
 
Firefighters and paramedics responded to the scene at about 6:09 p.m. However, emergency medical personnel staged several hundred yards away until officers secured the scene.
 
The Ventura and Los Angeles County sheriff’s departments and the California Highway Patrol all came to the scene. Then, Ventura County and Oxnard firefighters extricated the suspect from the box truck and ambulance crews transported him.
 
Meanwhile, an ambulance transported a patient with minor injuries to St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo. At this time, the authorities haven’t clarified whether the injured came from the second vehicle.
 
After the officers put a spike strip on the road, the box truck ran over it, lost control, and went into the ditch. Then, the box truck crashed into the second vehicle, a witness revealed.
 
Initially, Los Angeles County chased the box truck. Then, they terminated it after the CHP took over. The pursuit went up Pacific Coast Highway, from Santa Monica into Malibu. The box truck reportedly sideswiped five cars.
 
Meanwhile, officers revealed that the CHP pursuit involved a suspected assault with a deadly weapon offense as well as multiple hit-and-runs in the Los Angeles area.
 
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s personnel eventually arrested the box truck driver. Then, an ambulance took him to a hospital in Ventura County.
 

Auto Accidents in California

 
Common events on the road can just as swiftly become safety hazards. Everyone must remain calm to properly handle the immediate aftermath of an automobile collision.
 
As a driver, it is your responsibility to be a proactive driver, rather than a reactive one. Driving defensively prepares you for emergencies. Moreover, if a police officer tried to stop you from driving, obey them. They’re doing all of these precautionary measures for your safety and the safety of other motorists as well.
 
Mark Sweet, a personal injury attorney at Sweet Lawyers, says that serious car accident cases may call for a separate investigation spearheaded by an experienced lawyer fighting on behalf of the injured party.

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