4 STUDENTS KILLED AS CAR HITS TREE.Byline: Andrea Cavanaugh Staff Writer CAMARILLO - Families and classmates Classmates can refer to either:
The overturned Mercedes-Benz the teens were traveling in was spotted at the bottom of an embankment Tuesday morning, a day after one boy's father reported him missing and nearly three days after they were last seen, authorities said. The teens were identified Wednesday as Pamela ``Candy'' Legaspi, 16; James Saltee, 17; Matthew Daro, 16; and Trevor Beasley, 16, all of Camarillo. The crash, which happened on northbound north·bound adj. Going toward the north. northbound Adjective going towards the north Adj. 1. Highway 101 near Buellton, could have occurred any time between Saturday night and Tuesday morning, California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officer Ernesto Sanchez said. Investigators estimated the car was traveling between 65 and 70 mph when it struck a tree at the bottom of a 20-foot embankment, he said. ``The good news is, they didn't suffer,'' Sanchez said. ``They hit the tree so hard, all four were killed instantly.'' Matthew Daro's father, Eliot Daro, said he had expected his son to return home Saturday or Sunday, and began to worry on Monday. ``When I didn't hear from him, I figured they decided to stay on,'' Daro said. ``It wasn't like that at all. They had an accident Saturday night.'' All four were students at Camarillo High School, although two of the boys were on independent study and one attended a nearby alternative campus, school officials said. ``It's always hard to lose one student, let alone four,'' a school secretary Sandi Stanewich said. ``It's a very difficult day for everyone.'' At Camarillo High School on Wednesday, the flag was at half-staff and crisis counselors were on hand to comfort the school's 2,400 students, Assistant Principal Laura Rynott said. Students signed oversized o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. posters to be given to the teens' families. ``The mood on the campus matches the weather - very somber,'' Rynott said, as she glanced out her window at the gathering storm clouds. Friends and family remembered the teens as a popular, extroverted ex·tro·vert·ed also ex·tra·vert·ed adj. Marked by interest in and behavior directed toward others or the environment as opposed to or to the exclusion of self; gregarious or outgoing: group who were well-liked by their classmates. Andrea Cavanaugh, (805) 583-7602 andrea.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com |
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