Dorothy Cousins, 79, and James Hendrickson, 76, killed in head-on collision on Highway 1 near Castroville, California
Two killed in Castroville head-on collision involving Santa Cruz County residents
According to the California Highway Patrol Monterey, a 69-year-old Santa Cruz resident was traveling northbound on Highway 1 approaching Molera Road when he veered into oncoming southbound traffic for an unknown reason.
Coroner IDs man and woman killed in crash near Castroville
Dorothy Cousins, 79, of Soquel, was driving southbound on Highway 1 when a driver operating a GMC Sierra pickup traveled directly into the path of her car, a Mazda CX-5.
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