Jake Gnasso, 19, April Townsend, 19, and Ian Bulbenko, 19, killed; one severely injured, one with minor injuries after truck falls and rolls off 200-ft. bank in Santa Clarita, CA
Modified Date:
Sun, 09/14/2014 - 11:39amAccident Date:
Friday, September 12, 20143 Killed, 2 Injured in Crash at Rowher Flats
Three people were killed and two others were injured Friday morning when a truck went down a 200-foot embankment in the Rowher Flats OHV Park area off of Sierra Highway, north of Davenport Road.
3 killed in Santa Clarita crash identified
The Coroner’s Office today identified the three 19-year-olds who were killed when a pickup truck they were in with two other 19-year-olds veered off a road in Santa Clarita and rolled about 200 feet down an embankment.
The teenagers were identified as Jake Gnasso, April Townsend and Ian Bulbenko, said Coroner’s Lt. David Smith.
Friends, family mourn deaths of 3 John Burroughs High School grads killed in crash
Friends and family are mourning the loss of three John Burroughs High School graduates killed when the truck they were riding in veered off a road and rolled about 200 feet down an embankment.
Victims of Crash at Rowher Flats Were 19, from Burbank
Three 19-year-olds from Burbank have been identified as the victims of a crash that also injured two at Rowher Flats when a truck went down a 200-foot embankment off of the Rush Canyon Truck Trail.
John Burroughs High School alumni killed in crash remembered
Friends and classmates expressed their sadness and shock at the tragic deaths of three former John Burroughs High School students killed in a Santa Clarita car crash Friday morning.
Though all passengers were wearing seat belts, two men and one woman were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. One man had life-threatening injuries and another man had minor injuries, and both were airlifted to local hospitals.
“It was an off-road area and the driver was apparently doing some kind of off-road style driving and lost control of his vehicle,” CHP Officer Eric Priessman said. “We don’t know if alcohol played a role in the crash, but we are still looking at that possibility.”
Type: Truck Accident
Topics:
Road Departure, Rollover, Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Seat Belt UsagePeople Involved:
Jake Gnasso
April Townsend
Ian Bulbenko
City:
Santa Clarita, CACounty:
Los Angeles County, CAArea:
Los Angeles, CA
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