[10-27-2024] Ventura County, CA – Pedestrian and Motorcyclist Killed Following Highway Crash in Simi Valley

A pedestrian and a motorcyclist were killed in a crash on Highway 118 in Simi Valley early Sunday morning, October 27, 2024. 

According to the California Highway Patrol, officers responded to reports of a collision around 6:05 a.m. on Highway 118, west of Rocky Peak Road.

Upon arrival, officers found an unoccupied Nissan Altima in the center median and discovered a 33-year-old woman from Canoga Park and a 54-year-old man from Simi Valley lying in the highway lanes, both deceased. Their identities are being withheld pending family notification.

Preliminary investigations suggest the woman crashed her Altima into the right-side guardrail, spinning across all westbound lanes of Highway 118 until she collided with the center median wall. After exiting her vehicle, she stood in the first lane, where she was struck by the motorcyclist, a 2020 Triumph Thruxton. The impact was so severe that it ejected the motorcyclist from his bike.

Both victims, along with the motorcycle, were found sprawled across the roadway, west of the crash scene. No arrests have been made, and the involvement of drugs or alcohol remains unknown. The left three lanes of westbound Highway 118 were closed for approximately four hours as traffic was redirected through the right lane.

The CHP Moorpark Area Office is investigating the crash.