Pedestrian and motorcyclist killed in Ventura County highway crash

A pedestrian and a motorcyclist were killed in a highway crash in Ventura County early morning Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP said officers responded to reports of a crash around 6:05 a.m. on Highway 118 west of Rocky Peak Road in Moorpark.

Officers found an unoccupied car in the center median, and east of the car they found a 33-year-old Canoga Park woman and a 54-year-old Simi Valley man lying in the highway lanes, both deceased.

The victims’ identities are being withheld by CHP pending notification to their families.

According to the preliminary investigation, it’s believed that the woman first crashed her Nissan Altima into the right side guardrail, spinning out of control across all westbound Highway 118 lanes until she crashed into the center median wall.

She then got out of the car and was standing in the first lane when the motorcyclist struck her.

CHP said the force of this crash was so great that it ejected the man from his motorcycle.

Both victims and the motorcycle, a 2020 Triumph Truxton, ended up sprawled across the roadway, west of the crash scene.

No arrests were made and CHP said the involvement of alcohol/drugs is unknown at this time.

The fatal crash closed down the left three lanes of westbound Highway 118 near Rocky Peak Road for about 4 hours, and traffic was redirected through the right lane. 

For additional information regarding the deceased, CHP asked people to please contact the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office at 805-641-4400.

The CHP Moorpark Area Office is investigating this crash and encourages any potential witnesses who have not already given their statements to an investigating officer to contact the CHP Moorpark Area Office at 805-553-0800.