California Highway Patrol

On April 20, 2010 at 11:32 pm, a major injury traffic collision involving a DUI driver who
struck two parked vehicles occurred on northbound US-101 south of Flynn Rd.

Melissa Henry, age 23 of Oxnard, was traveling northbound on US-101 near Flynn Dr.
driving her 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. Henry pulled over to the right shoulder when her
vehicle ran out of gas. Henry called a friend, Daisy Gutierrez age 21 of Oxnard, to bring
her gas for her vehicle. Gutierrez arrived and parked her vehicle on the right shoulder
directly behind Henry’s vehicle. Henry and Gutierrez attempted unsuccessfully to put gas
in Henry’s vehicle from a gas container. They called another friend to come help them and
waited in Gutierrez’s 2001 Suzuki SUV.

At about 11:20 pm, the Ventura Area CHP Communication Center received a 911 cellular
call from a citizen reporting a possible DUI driver traveling northbound on US-101 near
the Conejo Inspection Facility. The vehicle, a white 2009 BMW convertible, was reportedly
swerving all over the roadway traveling at fluctuating speeds. Several CHP officers were
attempting to get in position to make a traffic stop on the BMW. At 11:32 pm, the citizen
following the BMW reported it was now involved in a traffic collision with two other
vehicles northbound US-101 south a Flynn Rd.

The BMW, which was driven by Dawn Marie Davis age 34 of Westlake Village, swerved off
the roadway and struck the rear end of Gutierrez’s vehicle. Gutierrez’s vehicle overturned
onto its side and struck the rear end of Henry’s vehicle. Davis’ vehicle came to rest
between the #2 and #3 lanes on northbound US-101.

Gutierrez and Henry were both taken by ambulance to St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital.
Gutierrez was admitted to the hospital for treatment of a possible broken back. Henry was
treated and later released for various complaints of pain injuries.

Davis was taken by ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) where she was
treated for a head laceration and complaint of neck and back pain. Davis was determined
to be under the influence of alcohol at the time of the collision and was arrested for felony
DUI. She was later booked into the Ventura County Jail for felony DUI after being
medically cleared by hospital personnel. The collision is still under investigation.