2 killed in crash on Highway 99 in Madera County identified

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The 2 radical killed successful a clang connected Highway 99 successful Madera County person been identified arsenic 37-year-old Lucas Ramirez Santiago and 29-year-old Catalina Monjaraz Santiago.

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The clang happened astatine 6:30 p.m. Thursday adjacent Avenue 11, conscionable southbound of the metropolis of Madera.

California Highway Patrol officers accidental the operator of a Honda Civic made a abrupt determination adjacent the large rig.

"For an chartless reason, the operator of the Honda Civic mislaid power of the conveyance and went into the way of the large rig driver," Sergeant Sal Concreras said. "The large rig operator applied its breaks, but didn't person clip to debar the collision and went into the broadside of the Honda."

Both Lucas Santiago and Catalina Santiago were declared dormant astatine the scene.

Despite having the aforesaid past name, officers accidental they are not related.

Neither drugs nor intoxicant look to beryllium factors successful the crash.