Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Collision With Van
A bicyclist was in serious condition with major head injuries Saturday after colliding with a van in Oxnard.
Macario Marin Mendiola, 19, of Oxnard was riding a mountain bike eastbound on Ventura Boulevard between Rose and Vineyard avenues about 11:45 a.m. when a 1992 Dodge Caravan passed him on the left, officials said. Mendiola swerved into the van’s path and was struck by the van’s right front fender.
Mendiola was not wearing a bicycle helmet and had been drinking, officials said.
He was taken to St. John’s Regional Medical Center and was scheduled to be transferred Saturday night to Ventura County Medical Center.
The van driver, Larry Allen Nix, 55, of Camarillo, and his wife, Consuelo, and his daughter, Zamanta, were not injured.
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