Fatal crash reported in west Ventura
A man was killed in a scooter crash in west Ventura late Tuesday morning, authorities said.
The accident was reported shortly after 11:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of North Olive Street, said Ventura Police Department Cmdr. Edward Caliento. The site is near the cross with West Lewis Street.
Late Wednesday afternoon, the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office identified the rider as Ismael Salazar Jr., 35, of Ventura.
Salazar apparently lost control of the scooter, which was similar to a Vespa but a different make, police officials said Wednesday. No other vehicles were involved, the department's initial investigation found.
Salazar was unresponsive when officers arrived. Police and firefighters provided livesaving measures, but he died at the scene, authorities said.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Fatal crash reported in west Ventura
