Thursday, December 15, 2011

Fatal Accident On Highway 101

Story Created: Dec 14, 2011 PST
Story Updated: Dec 14, 2011 at 7:16 PM PST

Camarillo - A man is dead after two vehicles collided on Highway 101 Wednesday morning.

It happened around 11:40 a.m. on southbound Highway 101 and Pleasant Valley Road.

According to the CHP, Paul Mailhot, 65, of Newbury Park, was driving his Corvette in the fast lane and a Lexus SUV was in the number three lane. Mailhot moved over into the SUV's lane and both vehicles went off the highway onto a farm road. The Corvette landed on its wheels and the Lexus landed on its roof.

The man driving the Lexus was pronounced dead at the scene. Mailhot was transported to Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks where he was treated and released for his minor injuries.

The on-ramp from Pleasant Valley Road to go southbound on Highway 101 was shut down for four hours.

The accident on highway is under investigation.

Source: http://www.keyt.com/news/local/ventura-county/Fatal-Accident-On-Highway-101-135609433.html

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