IMPERIAL VALLEY â Imperial County Coronerâs Office has released the names and ages of the 13 people who died in the deadly big rig truck and SUV car crash on March 2 on Highway 115 and Norrish Road near Holtville.
The names were released to the press Tuesday, March 9, but it did not include place of origin of the deceased passengers from the 25-passenger maroon Ford Expedition. The deceased range from 19 to 53 years of age, according to the release.
The names and ages of the 13 deceased are as follows:
Carolina Ramirez Perez, 32
Yesenia Magali Melendrez Cardona, 23
Raquel Aparicio Martinez, 39
Rosalia Garcia Gonzalez, 32
Maria Guadalupe Mendez Vargas, 49
13 people killed in Imperial County SUV crash identified
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Law enforcement officers sort evidence and debris at the scene of a deadly crash in Holtville, Calif., on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Authorities say a semi-truck crashed into an SUV carrying 25 people on a Southern California highway, killing at least 13 people. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
and last updated 2021-03-10 14:27:05-05
(KGTV) â Authorities have identified the 13 people who were killed when an SUV carrying 25 people was broadsided by a big rig in Imperial County this month.
The 1997 Ford Expedition SUV was traveling on state Route 115 at Norrish Road, just outside of Holtville, at around 6:15 a.m. when for unknown reasons it collided with a big rig on March 2, according to California Highway Patrol.