SANTA CRUZ (KRON) — A girl who died Sunday after a crash that killed three others and injured four near the Aptos has been identified as 16-year-old Vanessa Guzman according to the Santa Cruz County coroner’s office.
The release of Guzman’s name was withheld Tuesday to give her family time to grieve before media reports.
Guzman, of Watsonville died from her injuries soon after the three others in the car including Arturo Avalos, 22, Osbaldo Melgoza-Ortiz, 18 and Teresita Bradym 19.
Four others involved in the crash suffered serious or critical injuries and remain hospitalized.
Officers found open containers of alcoholic beverages and broken liquor bottles inside the car.
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