UPDATE: Coroner IDs two young men who died in Sunday accident
Two young men died in an April 23 traffic accident after the Chrysler they were traveling in collided with another vehicle and caught on fire on Santa Teresa Boulevard.The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office identified the two victims as Edwin Galan Martinez, 20 of Morgan Hill, and Pablo Caloca Lara, 20. Coroner’s Office staff did not know Lara’s city of residence as of the morning of April 26.About 7:15 p.m. April 23, Morgan Hill Police responded to the area of Santa Teresa Boulevard and Native Dancer Drive on multiple reports of a collision involving major injuries, according to authorities.When officers arrived, they saw a Toyota Camry in the roadway with major front-end damage, police said. The female driver had exited the Toyota and was contacted on the east side of Santa Teresa Boulevard. She was later transported to a local trauma center with non-life threatening injuries.Also at the scene when police arrived was a Chrysler Sebring on the west shoulder of Santa Teresa Boulevard, according to authorities. Two male subjects—driver Lara and passenger Martinez—were inside the Chrysler. They were unresponsive and appeared to have significant injuries.Officers attempted to rescue the Chrysler’s driver but the vehicle was on fire, police said.Morgan Hill Fire Department personnel arrived and attempted to rescue Lara and Martinez. Despite the rescue efforts, both men were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.The coroner’s office also responded to the scene April 23 and began an investigation. MHPD continues to investigate the accident as well.So far, officers have determined that the Chrysler was traveling northbound on Santa Teresa at a high rate of speed, according to authorities. The driver lost control of the Chrysler in the area of Sunshine Street and Native Dancer Drive. The vehicle drifted sideways into oncoming traffic and struck the Toyota.Anyone with information about this collision can contact MHPD at (408) 779-2101 or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867.
Acorns see season end at HMB
Live Oak’s Cinderella run came to a sudden end on Nov. 24 with a 52-17 loss to Half Moon Bay in the semifinals of the CCS Open Division III playoffs.
