Road rage may have been factor in fatal vehicle wreck

Photos by BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers FATAL ACCIDENT-An investigation continues into a traffic collision that occurred on at 5:05 p.m. Mon., April 3 on Thousand Oaks Boulevard, west of Rancho Road. At least four vehicles were involved, one a parked car. Marolyne Morrison, 54, a Colorado resident, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. She was driving westbound on Thousand Oaks Boulevard in a Ford Explorer, above, with her mother, Carmen Gomez, in the passenger seat. Their vehicle was hit by the Ford Expedition, below, driven by Felicia Floriano of Thousand Oaks. Speed and possibly road rage might have been factors. The driver of a black newer model Honda or BMW driven by a white female has contacted authorities. She may have been a factor in the collision. Anyone who may have witnessed this collision or who might have useful information is asked to call the city's traffic bureau at (805) 494-8271. Police are investigating whether road rage was a factor in a fatal collision that took place at 5:05 p.m. Mon., April 3 on Thousand Oaks Boulevard, west of Rancho Road.

Four vehicles were involved in the crash. The driver of another vehicle that witnesses told police may have also been involved has contacted authorities and verified that a dispute occurred prior to the crash. The identification of that motorist is being withheld as the investigation continues, but a report described the driver as a white female in a newer black model Honda or BMW.

Investigators also want to talk to the driver of a bus that was in the area at the time and may have seen the crash.

"We're still sorting out the details but it does appear that a road-rage incident did lead up to (the accident) but we don't know if that was the cause," said Sgt. Tom Bennett of the Thousand Oaks Police Department.

Marolyne Morrison of Colorado was killed when a Ford Expedition driven by Felicia Floriano of Thousand Oaks crossed the opposing traffic lanes and hit the Ford Explorer that was being driven by Morrison. The impact caused Morrison's vehicle to collide with two other vehicles. One was an unoccupied Saturn parked along T.O. Boulevard. The other was a Honda Odyssey driven by Jeffery Skinner of Agoura Hills, who had his wife and child in the van. None were injured.

Emergency personnel had to pry open Floriano's vehicle to rescue her. She was transported to Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center where she was treated for serious injuries. Morrison was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Morrison's passenger was her mother, Carmen Gomez, who was taken to Los Robles Hospital and treated for serious injuries.

Police don't believe wet weather was a factor.

"It was probably more of a speed issue," Bennett said.

Anyone with information regarding the accident is urged to contact the Thousand Oaks Traffic Bureau at (805) 494-8271.