Former Fillmore Firefighter Killed in Car Crash
On Sunday, May 30, 2021, at 4:46pm, the Ventura County Fire Department, CHP, and AMR Paramedics were dispatched to a heavy traffic collision in the area of Sycamore Road, north of Highway 126. Arriving on scene fire crews reported a 2015 Nissan Altima travelling eastbound on Sycamore had severed a utility pole, with wires down. One person was reported in the roadway with another person trapped inside the vehicle. Fire crews were able to extricate the person trapped in the vehicle; the person in the roadway was declared deceased. He has been identified as David Brown, 39, of Fillmore, a former volunteer Fillmore Firefighter until 2017. A VCSO helicopter was also in the area but was canceled by fire crews once ambulance transport made patient condition unknown. Ventura County Sheriff ’s Department units were also on scene. CHP shut down Sycamore & 7th Street/Hwy 126 & Sycamore until 8:00pm. Photos courtesy Angel Esquivel-AE News.
On Sunday, May 30, 2021, at 4:46pm, the Ventura County Fire Department, CHP, and AMR Paramedics were dispatched to a heavy traffic collision in the area of Sycamore Road, north of Highway 126. Arriving on scene fire crews reported a 2015 Nissan Altima travelling eastbound on Sycamore had severed a utility pole, with wires down. One person was reported in the roadway with another person trapped inside the vehicle. Fire crews were able to extricate the person trapped in the vehicle; the person in the roadway was declared deceased. He has been identified as David Brown, 39, of Fillmore, a former volunteer Fillmore Firefighter until 2017. A VCSO helicopter was also in the area but was canceled by fire crews once ambulance transport made patient condition unknown. Ventura County Sheriff ’s Department units were also on scene. CHP shut down Sycamore & 7th Street/Hwy 126 & Sycamore until 8:00pm. Photos courtesy Angel Esquivel-AE News.