{"id":1348,"date":"2026-10-04T19:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T19:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2026-10-04T19:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T19:01:23","slug":"driver-arrested-after-8-vehicle-oxnard-crash-kills-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alirthmedia.com\/?p=1348","title":{"rendered":"Driver arrested after 8-vehicle Oxnard crash kills 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mod-inline headlines-related center\" data-v-ddebd2ec=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">\n<h4 data-v-ddebd2ec=\"\">The Brief<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list thumbs\" data-v-458cfe50=\"\" data-v-ddebd2ec=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-458cfe50=\"\">\n<ul data-v-03e8ff79=\"\" data-v-458cfe50=\"\">\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><span data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Santa Paula resident David Mora, 29, was arrested after turning himself in for a high-speed, eight-vehicle crash in Oxnard that killed two men and injured four others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><span data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Investigators determined that Mora ran a red light while driving northbound on Victoria Avenue, broadsiding two vehicles proceeding on a green light.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-ct\" data-v-03e8ff79=\"\"><span data-v-03e8ff79=\"\">Authorities are asking anyone with additional information or video footage of the collision to contact the Oxnard Police Department Traffic Unit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\"><span class=\"dateline\"><strong>OXNARD, Calif.<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>A multi-vehicle crash at a busy Oxnard intersection left two men dead and four others hospitalized after a pickup truck ran a red light and struck several vehicles.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Following an investigation by traffic detectives, the driver surrendered to law enforcement officers to face charges of vehicular homicide.<\/p>\n<p data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<div data-v-94395e58=\"\"><\/div>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The collision involving eight vehicles happened on September 25 just before 4 p.m. at the intersection of Victoria and Doris avenues, according to the Oxnard Police Department.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">First responders discovered several severely damaged vehicles, with two drivers trapped inside a 1998 Toyota Avalon and a 2005 Honda Civic. Both drivers, identified as two men aged 31 and 58 from Oxnard, died from their injuries at the scene.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\"><strong>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: <\/strong><strong>2 dead, 4 injured in 8-vehicle crash in Oxnard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Four other individuals involved in the pileup suffered minor injuries and were transported to regional medical facilities for treatment.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Preliminary findings by Oxnard Police Traffic Investigators indicate that 29-year-old David Mora of Santa Paula was driving a 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck northbound on Victoria Avenue when he allegedly ran a red light, striking the westbound Toyota and Honda as they legally entered the intersection.<\/p>\n<p data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Mora will face formal arraignment on vehicular homicide charges, but his next scheduled court date is unknown.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Authorities have not publicly released the names of the two victims who died at the scene.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Investigators have also not disclosed whether drugs, alcohol, or mechanical failure played a role in the collision.<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">It&#8217;s unclear at what speed the pickup truck was traveling at the moment of impact.<\/p>\n<p data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage are urged to contact Traffic Investigator Joseph Clarke at 805-385-7750 or via email at joseph.clarke@oxnardpd.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brief Santa Paula resident David Mora, 29, was arrested after turning himself in for a high-speed, eight-vehicle crash in Oxnard that killed two men and injured four others. Investigators determined that Mora ran a red light while driving northbound on Victoria Avenue, broadsiding two vehicles proceeding on a green light. 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