This is a roundup of latest incidents and announcements from Ventura County organizations:
Mountain lion spotted by officers
SIMI VALLEY — Two officers saw a mountain lion in a clean east of Erringer Highway early Friday, the Simi Valley Police Office documented.
The lion was observed all over 1 a.m. together the Arroyo Simi between Erringer and Frontier Park, explained law enforcement Cmdr. Ritchie Lew.
When the officers investigated, they saw the lion had been inside of several feet of a guy sleeping in the place, the section said. The officers worried the animal off and received the gentleman to a safer area.
A resident identified as shortly just after 6:30 a.m. Friday to report a mountain lion sighting in the identical common space, Lew mentioned, even though law enforcement officers weren’t ready to discover it.
Sightings can be claimed to Simi police at 805-583-6950. Do not check out to solution a mountain lion, law enforcement officials added.
Crash sufferer recognized
VENTURA COUNTY — Authorities have discovered the driver killed in a crash around Mugu Rock on Tuesday evening.
Stuart Thomas, 51, was a Los Angeles resident, according to the Ventura County Professional medical Examiner’s Workplace.
Thomas was by yourself in a 2016 Assortment Rover headed southbound on Pacific Coastline Highway when he improperly navigated a curve shortly after 6 p.m., the California Freeway Patrol claimed. The auto ran on to the filth shoulder and crashed into Mugu Rock where it turned airborne, rolled down the hillside and burst into flames immediately after landing on its wheels around the edge of the street, authorities reported.
Thomas, who was thrown from the motor vehicle, died at the scene, officers stated. The incident continues to be below investigation by the CHP’s Ventura-spot business office.
Overnight lane reduction on 101
VENTURA COUNTY — Only a one lane of southbound Highway 101 will be open up right away following week on a extend south of Mussel Shoals because of to development.
Starting off Monday, the southbound freeway will be lowered to a single bypass lane from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., in accordance to the California Office of Transportation, or Caltrans. The nighttime closures will last by the 7 days, ending Saturday morning.
The reduction will also suggest no obtain to the southbound Seacliff exit and entrance ramps. The southbound Seacliff exit is now shut during the working day, Mondays via Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., right until summer months 2023.
The perform is element of a $48 million pavement rehabilitation undertaking on a roughly 4.3-mile stretch south of Mussel Shoals and north of Ventura.
Independently, new carpool lanes on the 101 by Carpinteria opened on Friday, element of an ongoing carpool lane design project through the corridor.
Items may well be up to date.
This write-up initially appeared on Ventura County Star: Mountain lion in Simi, 101 lane reduction overnight, much more county information
