5 Hurt in Crash; Police Seek Driver of Truck
Police were searching Saturday for a man who caused a three-vehicle crash in Oxnard that injured five people, two seriously.
The crash occurred just after 1 a.m. Saturday in the intersection of Ventura and Gonzales roads, said Oxnard Police Cmdr. Scott Whitney.
A man driving a 1997 Chevy Tahoe pickup truck collided with a Nissan pickup and a Dodge Stratus. The driver of the Tahoe then abandoned his truck and fled on foot, Whitney said.
Stratus driver Hector Ruiz, 19, of Oxnard, and one of his three passengers, Daniel Ruiz, also 19 and of Oxnard, suffered serious head injuries and were being treated at area hospitals Saturday night.
The Nissan driver, Angelica Lopez, 32, of Oxnard was treated for neck and back pain at an area hospital and released.
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