Car goes off road near Lake Piru, kills one
On July 4, at approximately 5:40 p.m. a 2010 Dodge Challenger was being driven by Glenda M. Navarro 18, of Sun Valley, southbound on Piru Canyon Road. After having left Lake Piru, Navarro failed to negotiate a right curve in the roadway. The vehicle left the roadway, overturning, and coming to rest on its roof approximately 130 feet down an embankment. The right front passenger, Carlos J. Cordero 24, of North Hollywood, was not wearing his seat belt, and he was subsequently ejected from the vehicle during the traffic collision. Cordero sustained fatal injuries, being pronounced dead on scene by Ventura County Fire Department personnel. Navarro, who was wearing her seat belt, was airlifted to the Los Robles Regional Medical Center. She sustained minor abrasions and contusions. Navarro was determined to be under the influence of alcohol, and she was arrested for DUI and Gross Vehicular Manslaughter.
On July 4, at approximately 5:40 p.m. a 2010 Dodge Challenger was being driven by Glenda M. Navarro 18, of Sun Valley, southbound on Piru Canyon Road. After having left Lake Piru, Navarro failed to negotiate a right curve in the roadway. The vehicle left the roadway, overturning, and coming to rest on its roof approximately 130 feet down an embankment. The right front passenger, Carlos J. Cordero 24, of North Hollywood, was not wearing his seat belt, and he was subsequently ejected from the vehicle during the traffic collision. Cordero sustained fatal injuries, being pronounced dead on scene by Ventura County Fire Department personnel. Navarro, who was wearing her seat belt, was airlifted to the Los Robles Regional Medical Center. She sustained minor abrasions and contusions. Navarro was determined to be under the influence of alcohol, and she was arrested for DUI and Gross Vehicular Manslaughter.