Roundup: 2 injured in Oxnard motorcycle crash, 1 arrested in major drug seizure, more

Here's a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies:

2 injured in crash with motorcycle, tractor-trailer

Two people were ejected from a motorcycle and injured after crashing into a tractor-trailer at an Oxnard intersection on Sunday night.

The Oxnard Police Department and an ambulance responded at 7:11 p.m. at South Rose and Mountain View avenues and found two people in the roadway, authorities said in a news release.

Both people were transported to the Ventura County Medical Center with major injuries, while the tractor-trailer driver remained on scene and spoke to investigators. No information about the two was available as of Monday morning.

The tractor-trailer driver was headed eastbound on Mountain Avenue when he stopped at Rose Avenue and entered the intersection to make a left turn, according to the release.

The motorcyclist was traveling southbound on Rose Avenue and veered to the left to avoid crashing into the tractor-trailer but wasn’t able to avoid a collision, according to the release.

The Suzuki GSX motorcycle struck the front driver’s side of the tractor-trailer and the force ejected both people from the bike.

Investigators do not believe the motorcyclists were impaired. Speed may have been a factor, according to the release. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Alexis Arellano at 805-385-7749 or alexis.arellano@oxnardpd.org .

Monthslong investigation leads to 1 arrest, major drug seizure

A 29-year-old Temple City man believed to be a regional illegal drug supplier was arrested last week, and a stockpile of narcotics was seized after a monthslong investigation, authorities said.

The Ventura County Sheriff's Office said the investigation by a countywide drug taskforce began after an April arrest in Oxnard that ulimately led them Thursday to the San Gabriel Valley man authorities said had been selling large amounts of narcotics.

Detectives also served search warrants at sites in Temple City, El Monte, San Gabriel, Irwindale and Rosemead where they seized nearly 2 kilograms of fentanyl, more than 4 pounds of methamphetamine, 18,000 fentanyl-laced pills disguised as the popular painkiller Oxycodone, 734 Adderall pills used to treat ADHD, ectasy and over 150 pounds of marijuana, psylocibin mushrooms and butane honey oil.

The raid also turned up four illegal handguns and cash from what was believed to be drug sales, the sheriff's office said.

The man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of multiple drug and gun charges and posted bail the same day, sheriff's officials said. He is set to be arraigned in Ventura County Superior Court July 25, according to the sheriff's office.

1 arrested after alleged theft of car from Ventura garage

A Santa Paula man was arrested early Wednesday morning after allegedly stealing a car from the garage of a Ventura home.

According to the Ventura Police Department, the 31-year-old man took the vehicle from a resident who had returned home to Doane Street around 2 a.m. and left the garage door open. The victim heard the car leave and quickly called 911.

Officers soon found the vehicle on Loma Vista Road, pulled it over and arrested the driver without incident. The neighborhood is in the area of Ventura College.

Police said they also found drugs, stolen credit cards and stolen mail from homes in the area of Walnut Drive and Foothill Road in the vehicle.

Prosecutors have charged the man with felony residential burglary and felony theft of a vehicle along with several misdemeanors, court records show.

The man pleaded not guilty to all charges Friday in Ventura County Superior Court. A preliminary hearing was set for July 25.

He is being held on $50,000 bail in county jail in Ventura.

Residents who believe their information or mail was stolen during this incident can contact the Ventura police on the non-emergency line at 805-650-8010.

Items may be updated.

This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Roundup: 2 injured in Oxnard motorcycle crash, 1 arrested in major drug seizure, more