Truck plows through Thousand Oaks home, killing holiday guest

A man visiting family in Thousand Oaks was killed early Thursday after a truck drove through the back of a home, authorities said.

The crash occurred around 2 a.m. in the 2000 block of Briarwood Place, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. The operator of the truck was driving in a cul-de-sac and did not stop. After the truck left the roadway, it crashed through a fence, sped down a ravine, plowed through the home’s wall and into a bedroom.

The 74-year-old man sleeping at the time he was struck and killed, authorities said.

“There was nobody else in the room, but other family members were in the house,� said Ventura County sheriff’s Capt. Romano Bassi. “He was visiting family for the holidays.�

The 19-year-old driver was taken into custody. Authorities are investigating whether he had been drinking.

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