Sara Jean Williams, 18, Joseph Vasquez Flemate, Yesenia Mendoza Pina, and Yolanda Jimenez killed after driver Anthony Imbronone III, 23, departs Leavesley Road and crashes car into ravine in Gilroy, CA; Imbronone arrested for DUI
4 KILLED IN GILROY DUI CAR CRASH; DRIVER ARRESTED
A person living near the intersection of Leavesley and Ferguson Roads, heard the crash and called it in.
Gilroy Driver In 4-Person Fatal Crash Identified, Arrested For Suspected DUI
Anyone who may have information about the case is asked to call the CHP’s Gilroy/Hollister office at (408) 848-2324.
4 killed, including a child in Gilroy crash
The CHP and command post are at the scene conducting the ongoing investigation.
Quadruple fatal crash in Gilroy
Tuesday's tragedy happened while Christopher High were already mourning the death of another student who died in a crash on Saturday night.
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The Gilroy Unified School District superintendent identified the 18-year-olds as Sara Williams, a senior at Christopher High School, and Yesenia Mendoza-Pena, a senior at Mt. Madonna High School. The third girl, who is a student in the district, has not yet been identified.
Driver arrested in California crash that killed 4
The driver, 23-year-old Anthony Imbronone III, was arrested at the scene of Tuesday night's crash in Gilroy, but then released to the hospital, said California Highway Patrol Officer Herb Kellogg.
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The driver faces felony DUI charges and could face vehicular manslaughter charges. The superintendent said the three girls will be honored at their graduations next month.
Gilroy: Driver in crash that killed four people arrested on suspicion of DUI
Once the investigation is complete, the CHP will send the case to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, where prosecutors will determine what charges will be filed.
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Gilroy students and staff wore black Thursday at Christopher High School as they mourned the loss of four students killed as result of the suspected DUI crash Tuesday night.
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Hundreds of students gathered in Gilroy late Monday for a candlelight vigil to remember Sara Jean Williams, one of three 18-year-old girls killed in a single-car accident last week.
Gilroy man suspected of DUI in fatal crash charged with 4 counts of vehicular manslaughter
Anthony Imbronone, 23, was arrested Thursday morning on an arrest warrant issued for four counts of felony vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI, according to the CHP.
Suspected DUI driver in crash that killed 4 near Gilroy arraigned
Anthony James Imbronone III, of Gilroy, was arraigned today in Santa Clara County Superior Court in Morgan Hill on four felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and four felony counts of felony DUI causing injury, Supervising Deputy District Attorney Steve Lowney said. If convicted, he faces up to 22 years and eight months in prison, Lowney said.
It is believed that 23-year-old Anthony Imbronone III was under the influence of alcohol when he failed to negotiate a curve to the right on Leavesley Road and went off of the left side, where his vehicle plummeted down a 20-foot ravine. Despite the use of seat belts, four passengers in the vehicle were found dead at the scene. They have been identified as Christopher High School senior Sara Jean Williams, 18, another 18-year-old woman, a 24-year-old man, and a female passenger believed to be younger than 18. Imbronone sustained major injuries and was arrested on suspicion of DUI, before he was airlifted to the hospital for treatment. We will add the names of the other victims as they are released to the public.
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