Victims Identified in Off-Ramp Truck Crash
A man who was killed when the flatbed truck he was driving struck another vehicle and burst into flames on a freeway off-ramp was identified Thursday as Michael David Jones, 39, of Lancaster, authorities said.
The cause of the crash, which occurred about 6 p.m. Wednesday on the Moorpark Road exit of the Ventura Freeway in Thousand Oaks, is still under investigation, California Highway Patrol Officer Brian DeMattia said.
Jones’ passenger, Paul Harris, 20, of Lancaster, remained in critical condition Thursday at Sherman Oaks Community Hospital with severe burns.
The two people in the pickup that was struck by the flatbed truck were also hurt. The driver, Ronald T. Shipps, 34, of Newbury Park, was listed in serious condition at Westlake Community Hospital. His daughter, Marisa, 9, was treated at Los Robles Regional Medical Center and released.
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