A report by the Fountain Valley Police Department indicates that a silver Nissan Kicks subcompact SUV was traveling east on Slater Avenue when it collided with a silver Ford Flex SUV heading north on Bushard Street.
Fountain Valley, CA – Authorities have released the identities of the two people who died in a crash that happened near Fountain Valley High School early Tuesday morning.
According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Maria Del Rosario Crisanto Mendoza, 42, and Manuel Garcia Campos, 46, both of Huntington Beach, were killed in the incident that occurred just after 4:30 a.m. November 3, on Bushard Street and Slater Avenue.
A report by the Fountain Valley Police Department indicates that a silver Nissan Kicks subcompact SUV was traveling east on Slater Avenue when it collided with a silver Ford Flex SUV heading north on Bushard Street.
Mendoza and Campos were riding in the Nissan and were both declared dead at the scene.
The driver of the Ford was transported to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
It’s unclear whether speed or impairment played any role in the collision.
The Fountain Valley Police Department is conducting an investigation to establish the cause of the accident.