STATE OF CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL

An Internationally Accredited Agency

REPORT OF COLLISION - NEWS RELEASE

TYPE OF COLLISION

Hit & Run

Fatal

DATE

TIME

INVESTIGATING OFFICER

01/18/2016

20:30

Officer Streebel

AREA

Moorpark

LOCATION

Injury

Property Damage

PERSONS INVOLVED
NAME
Driver

Passenger

Motorcyclist

Passenger

Motorcyclist

Potrero Road east of Hidden Valley Road

PARTY
AGE
NO.

SAFETY
SEX EQUIP
USED

Pedestrian

YES

Bicyclist

NO

Brett Allen Kyle

Driver

WEATHER

1
Pedestrian
Bicyclist

32

CITY OF RESIDENCE

Cool, wind calm, and foggy.

DIR.
of
TRAVEL
W

E
S

NO

MODERATE

MAJOR

*ARREST
FATAL

2007 Toyota Major head, chest, neck, waist

Tacoma(white) trauma.
MINOR

YES

INJURY/HOSPITAL
MINOR

Newbury Park, Ca
M

VEHICLE
YEAR & MAKE

MODERATE

MAJOR

FATAL

YES
NO

YES
NO

S
Driver

Passenger

Motorcyclist

Pedestrian

YES

Bicyclist

NO

MINOR

N
W

MODERATE

MAJOR

FATAL

YES
NO

E
S

Driver

Passenger

Motorcyclist

Pedestrian
Bicyclist

M
F

MINOR

YES
W

NO

MODERATE

MAJOR

FATAL

YES
NO

E
S

Driver

Passenger

Motorcyclist

Pedestrian

YES

Bicyclist

NO

N
W

MINOR

MODERATE

MAJOR

FATAL

YES
NO

E
S

Driver

Passenger

Motorcyclist

Pedestrian
Bicyclist

M
F

YES
W

NO

MINOR

MODERATE

MAJOR

FATAL

YES
NO

* Information provided on this document is in accordance with

Government Code sections 6254(f) and 6254(f)(2).

For purposes of the CHP 288, fatal victim information

is releasable through the coroner.

SUMMARY

On January 18, 2016 at approximately 8:30 pm, a traffic collision occurred resulting in major injuries on westbound Potrero Road east of
Hidden Valley Road.
Mr. Brett Kyle, 32 years old, of Newbury Park, was driving a his white 2007 Toyota Tacoma westbound on Potrero Road east of Hidden
Valley Road at a high rate of speed. Mr. Kyle left the roadway and traveled into a drainage ditch. As the truck traveled through the drainage
ditch, it struck a drainage pipe and concrete casing causing the vehicle to roll over multiple times. The vehicle came to rest on its passenger
side, and became engulfed in flames with Mr. Kyle trapped inside his vehicle. Two witnesses that were near the collision scene ran to the
burning, overturned truck in an attempt to free the driver. One of the witnesses retrieved a rescue tool from his vehicle allowing the two
citizens to break the window, cut the seat belt, and extricate the driver. Ventura County Fire and American Medical Response arrived on
scene and provided medical care to Mr. Kyle. Mr. Kyle was transported to Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center for his injuries. Mr. Kyle
was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
This collision is still under investigation by the California Highway Patrol's Moorpark Area Office. Any possible witnesses are encouraged to
contact the Moorpark CHP office at (805) 553-0800.

SUBMITTED BY:

DATE

TIME

Officer D. Foster

01/19/2016

06:15

CHP 288A (Rev. 4-13) OPI 013

Destroy Previous Editions

CORONER'S OFFICE CASE NUMBER

Chp288A_1015.pdf