Victims of fatal Santa Ana crash identified
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Four people were killed, and two people were taken to the hospital following a single-vehicle crash in Santa Ana over the weekend.
LOS ANGELES - Four people killed in a horrific crash in Santa Ana over the weekend have been identified, according to the Orange County Coroner.
What we know:
The coroner identified the victims as 17-year-old Natalia Vidal Zarate, 16-year-old Jacqueline Torres Zarate, 18-year-old Emanuel Gonzalez Martinez and 20-year-old Arely Robles.
Officials said some of the victims were students within the Santa Ana Unified School District.
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The backstory:
The crash happened Saturday, April 5, around 11:25 p.m. on Segerstrom Avenue, between Raitt and Greenville streets, near Carl Thornton Park.
A preliminary investigation revealed the vehicle was speeding westbound when it collided with a tree.
According to the Santa Ana Police Department, Martinez was behind the wheel.
Four people were pronounced dead at the scene, while two others were transported to the hospital.
A 13-year-old girl is on life support and is not expected to survive, and a 15-year-old girl was fighting for her life, Officer Natalie Garcia said.
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According to a GoFundMe, Arely's sister, Arlene, is now fighting for her life in the hospital.
FOX 11 spoke to the father of the sisters. He said they received a last-minute invite to grab food with friends Saturday night.
Arlene sustained a broken jaw, a fractured neck, and a leg injury.
What we don't know:
The official cause of the crash has not been released. Officials are investigating if drugs or alcohol were involved.
The Source: Information for this story is from the Orange County Coroner's Office, the Santa Ana Police Department, and previous FOX 11 reports.