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On September 25, David Mora, 29, allegedly ran a red light in his GMC Sierra pickup truck, causing an eight-car pileup that killed two men and injured five others in Oxnard. Mora turned himself in eight days later and was charged with two counts of felony murder under California law. He is currently held at Ventura County Jail on $5 million bail and will appear in court on October 6. The article details the severe damage to vehicles involved, including one heavily burned vehicle and light poles that fell during the collision.
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Story summary
On September 25, a deadly 8-car pileup occurred in Oxnard, California, resulting in the deaths of two drivers and injuries to five others. David Mora, a 29-year-old resident of Santa Paula, allegedly caused the crash by running a red light with his 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck, hitting a 1998 Toyota Avalon and a 2005 Honda Civic that were traveling through an intersection on a green light. Both drivers killed at the scene were unidentified men aged 31 and 58, while four of those injured required hospitalization.
Mora turned himself in to police on Friday, September 29, eight days after the accident, and was booked with two felony counts of murder under California Penal Code 187(A). He has since been transferred to the Ventura County Jail and is scheduled to appear in court on October 6. His bail amount is set at $5 million. Mora’s listed occupation is an engineer, and he was arrested on a Ramey warrant issued by Oxnard police following traffic investigation that gathered sufficient evidence for prosecution.
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David Mora, 29, allegedly ran a red light in his 2018 GMC Sierra pickup and collided with two other cars, a 1998 Toyota Avalon and a 2005 Honda Civic, on Sept. 25.
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Both vehicles were traveling through the intersection on a green light.
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vehicles → travel → light
Drivers of both vehicles, two unidentified men, ages 31 and 58, were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Drivers → pronounce → scene
Five other people were also injured, with four requiring hospitalization.
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four → injure → hospitalization
Four of the involved vehicles sustained major damage.
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Four → involve → damage
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A booking log shows Mora, a Santa Paula resident, turned himself in Friday at 8 p.m. and was booked on two felony counts of murder under California Penal Code 187(A).
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Mora → show → Code
Oxnard police took him into custody eight days after the crash, after traffic investigators gathered enough evidence to charge him with vehicular homicide.
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investigators → take → homicide
Mora has since been transferred to the Ventura County Jail and will next appear in Ventura County Superior Court on Oct. 6, according to booking logs.
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His bail has been set at $5 million.
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bail → set → million
His listed occupation is an engineer.
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occupation → list → ?
Officials arrested him on a Ramey warrant, which allows police to make an arrest before prosecutors have formally filed charges.
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prosecutors → arrest → charges
Traffic investigators previously said they believed that speed and impairment by alcohol and/or drugs were contributing factors to the crash, according to CBS.
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Video of the aftermath showed damaged vehicles scattered across the crash site and a heavily burned section of debris marking the front end of the wreck.
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Video → show → wreck
The footage also appeared to show two vehicles underneath or near light poles that had fallen during the collision.
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that → appear → collision
The California Post reached out to the Oxnard Police Department for comment.
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