The four teenagers have been identified among those killed in a crash crash in Santa Ana over the weekend, authorities said.
The crash fall under investigation occurred Saturday between Leitt and Greenville Streets at 11:25pm, according to the Santa Ana Police Department.
The driver of the Lexus sedan was speeding up at Seagerstrom, a few blocks west of Carl Thornton Park, when he hit a tree, Santa Ana police officer Natalie Garcia said. Four people, including the driver, were killed when crashed. The other two were rushed to the hospital.
The Orange County Coroner’s Office has identified the four victims as Allie Robles, 19, a resident of Santa Ana. Emmanuel Gonzalez Martinez, 18, was a driver. Natalia Vidal Zarate, 17; Jacqueline Torres Zarate, 16.
The fifth teenager, a Carr Intermediate School student, was on life support on Tuesday and showed no signs of brain activity, Garcia said.
Ignacio Robles told KNBC-TV that two of his daughters were passengers in the vehicle, one of them, Arely, was killed.
“She was a good kid,” he told the station. “She didn’t talk much, she didn’t take drugs, she didn’t take it.”
According to the GoFundMe page, Arely’s sister Arlene is in a hospital where she is being treated for a serious injury.
“Words cannot express the heartbreak and sadness our family is feeling,” says Gofundme Page. “Ali has been a bright light in all of our lives. She is loving, kind and full of dreams. The pain of losing her is indescribable.”
The Santa Ana Unified School District has confirmed that students from Valley High School and Kerr Intermediate School have been killed in a crash.
“Our entire SAUSD community is devastated by this unimaginable loss,” according to a district statement. “We express the deepest sadness of the dolphins to the victim’s family and loved ones. Our thoughts remain with two individuals who are recovering.”
City News Service contributed to this report.
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