Roundup: Highway 118 crash victim identified, Ventura break-in arrest, more news
Here's a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies:
Motorcyclist identified
SIMI VALLEY—A motorcyclist who died in a Highway 118 crash Saturday night has been identified as Isac Chavez, 27, of Simi Valley, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office reported Monday.
Shortly before midnight, Chavez was riding at a high speed on a Suzuki GXS-R when he made an “unsafe turning movement” and hit the back of a Toyota Tundra pickup, California Highway Patrol officials said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene on westbound Highway 118, east of Rocky Peak Road in Los Angeles.
The driver of the pickup, Edgard Zegarra of Simi Valley, was not injured, CHP officials said.
Burglar allegedly burned trash in home
VENTURA — A man who allegedly broke into a Ventura residence Friday night reportedly ate food and burned trash while inside the home, authorities said.
Ventura Police Department officers responded to reports of a possible prowler at a residence on North Dunning Street around 8:20 p.m. The street is on the north side of Telegraph Road, west of Mills Road.
Officers saw the 21-year-old suspect, described as having no permanent home, inside the residence. The man refused to come out, according to police, and was found barricaded in a bathroom when officers entered around 9:30 p.m.
Investigators found the man had damaged a statue and several pots in the yard and had broken a window to get inside, according to police. While in the house, he reportedly ate food, burned trash and smoked methamphetamine.
The man was arrested on suspicion of felony burglary, arson and vandalism violations and misdemeanor resisting. He remained in Ventura County jail Sunday with bail set at $50,000, online jail records showed.
4 DUI arrests during enforcement effort
OXNARD — Oxnard Police Department officers arrested four drivers on suspicion of DUI during an enforcement operation Friday night.
A DUI checkpoint ran from 7 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday on Wooley Road at A Street. At the same time, officers conducted city-wide DUI enforcement saturation patrols.
The checkpoint and patrol operation netted four DUI arrests and 33 traffic citations, officials said.
Locations for such efforts target sites with a history of crashes and DUI arrests. Funding was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Ultralight aircraft crash
One person was transported to the hospital Tuesday morning after their ultralight glider crashed outside Camarillo.
The crash was reported at 9 a.m. in the strawberry fields southwest of the Camarillo Airport near the 1400 block of Airport Way.
Emergency response crews said the aircraft had only one occupant on board who was not trapped by the crash. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The cause of the crash was under investigation.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Ventura County news roundup: Crash victim ID'd; alleged prowler arrested
