Saturday, 27 November 2021

Authorities ID Salinas man killed in head-on Watsonville crash

WATSONVILLE — The Santa Cruz County Coroner’s Office has identified a driver killed in a head-on collision Nov. 20 on Highway 129.

Cesar Romero, a 20-year-old Salinas man, was behind the wheel and died in the fatal crash, Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Ashley Keehn said.

Romero was driving a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier westbound on Highway 129 when he crossed into oncoming traffic and struck two Hollister men riding in a 2004 Ford Freestar, according to a California Highway Patrol report.

In the Ford, a 27-year-old man and 19-year-old man suffered moderate injuries in the crash and were transported to an out-of-county trauma center, police said.

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