Thousand Oaks Car Accident near Hillcrest Drive and Quinta Vista Road Kills 54-Year-Old Janine Biede
Janine Biede Killed in Thousand Oaks Head-On Collision near Hillcrest Drive and Quinta Vista Road
Thousand Oaks, California (August 11, 2020) – 54-year-old Janine Biede, of Thousand Oaks, has been identified as the woman who died following a head-on collision that happened Thursday afternoon in Thousand Oaks, according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The fatal two-vehicle crash took place at about 1:49 p.m. near the intersection of East Hillcrest Drive and Quinta Vista Road.
The accident involved a vehicle traveling westbound along Hillcrest Drive and another one heading eastbound along the highway. The two vehicles then crashed head-on in the center of the street for unknown reasons.
Due to the impact, both vehicles acquired major damages, and one of them caught fire.
Biede, who was in the car that was on fire, sustained blunt force injuries with cervical spine fracture following the mishap. She was declared deceased at the crash site.
Another Thousand Oaks man, in his 50s, riding in the second car, was hospitalized with major injuries after the crash.
The wreck resulted in the closure of Hillcrest Drive for several hours from Conejo School Road to Skyline Drive as investigation and clean-up took place.
The Thousand Oaks Police Department Traffic Bureau is still investigating the cause of the fatal accident. Anyone who has information about the mishap is encouraged to call Deputy Andres Trujillo at 805-947-8272.
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