Car Accident Victim Dies of Head Injuries
A 13-year-old Oxnard girl killed when the family car rolled down an embankment on Victoria Avenue, died due to blunt head injuries, a deputy coroner reported Sunday.
Lucia Renteria was pronounced dead about 2:45 p.m. Saturday after the single-car crash south of the Santa Clara River Bridge in Ventura.
Lucia’s 16-year-old brother, Freddy, was driving. Their mother, Margarita Renteria, 46, was sitting in the front passenger seat, and an 11-year-old friend was sitting next to Lucia in the back seat.
According to a California Highway Patrol accident report, all four occupants of the Toyota minivan were wearing seat belts.
Freddy Renteria was driving south in the fast lane, about 50 mph in a 55 mph zone, when for an unknown reason he lost control and drove the vehicle off the right side of the road.
The car rolled down an embankment and came to rest on its top.
Lucia was airlifted to Ventura County Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. The 11-year-old was taken by ambulance to the medical center, where she was treated for a broken right arm. Neither Freddy nor his mother was injured.
The CHP’s Special Investigation Response Team is trying to determine the cause of the accident. No charges have been filed.
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