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Ojai Ave. Closure

from the City of Ojai...

Ojai Avenue from Gridley Road to Gorham will be closed from noon to 2:00 pm today (Mon., January 14th) to allow police to thoroughly investigate (and secure measurements) of a fatal automobile accident that occurred over the weekend. Please detour around Ojai Avenue in this area for the period specified.

Posted by Tyler Suchman on January 14, 2008 12:05 PM | | | Ojai Ave. Closure

Comments (3)

Just walked through while the photographer and surveyor were working. No matter how you slice it, a sad twist for all involved.

Comment #1 Posted by: Anonymous | January 14, 2008 01:11 PM

From the OVN's website

CRASH CLAIMS VISITOR'S LIFE

A single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning on East Ojai Avenue in front of Ojai Lumber killed a 34-year-old man reportedly visiting from Italy.

The visitor, Andreas Zini, was pronounced dead at the Ventura County Medical Center sometime after the 12:34 a.m. accident.

According to Ojai Chief of Police Bruce Norris, the driver of the car, Ojai resident Roger Avary, 43, failed to negotiate a turn in the highway and crashed into a power pole. Avary was uninjured, but his 40-year-old wife, Gretchen, was ejected from the vehicle and discovered by deputies lying in the road. She was transported to the Ojai Valley Community hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, according to Norris. Roger Avary was booked on suspicion of felony DUI. Avary, a screenwriter, director and producer who won an Oscar in 1994 for co-authoring "Pulp Fiction," was released after posting $50,000 bail, and is scheduled to appear in court Friday.

Comment #2 Posted by: Anonymous | January 14, 2008 02:53 PM

and from Wired Blog...

Wolfenstein director Roger Avary has been arrested on charges of manslaughter and driving under the influence following a car crash this weekend.

The single-car accident injured Avary's wife, Gretchen, and killed Andreas Zini, who was apparently visiting the couple from Italy. Avary, who won an Oscar for his screenwriting efforts on Pulp Fiction, was booked and later released on $50,000 bail.

The Wolfenstein movie had reportedly been delayed as a result of the writer's strike. Avary also wrote the script for Beowulf and the screen version of Silent Hill.

Comment #3 Posted by: Tyler | January 14, 2008 07:33 PM

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