A 19-year-old college student was among three people killed in a devastating head-on collision in California on Sunday night.
Abigail Tinoco, a UCLA student, died alongside Sebastian Burgos, 18, and Noah Trevino, 18, in the crash on Abbott Street in Monterey County at about 9 p.m.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision involved a black Nissan Altima traveling south on Abbott Street and a white Honda CR-V heading north.
Officials said the Honda CR-V crossed into the southbound lane for an unknown reason, causing the fatal crash.
Six people were involved in the Monterey County accident, with three occupants in each vehicle.
Three people survived: the 21-year-old driver of the Honda CR-V, the 20-year-old Nissan driver and a 20-year-old passenger in the Nissan.
Six ambulances and multiple CHP vehicles responded to the scene, according to KSBW 8. The three survivors were taken to Natividad Medical Center with major injuries.
CHP investigators confirmed that neither driver was under the influence of alcohol when the collision occurred. Authorities have not established whether speed contributed to the crash.
Abigail Tinoco, a 19-year-old UCLA student, was killed alongside two other passengers in a devastating head-on collision in Monterey County, California, on Sunday night
Sebastian Burgos, 18, had recently begun his first quarter at UC Santa Cruz, where he was studying biology
Noah Trevino, 18, (right) died in the crash, while his brother Nathan Trevino (left) suffered major injuries and has been recovering
Tinoco’s family has launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover memorial costs and the unexpected expenses caused by her sudden death.
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‘She graduated from Downey High School as salutatorian, ran track and cross country, and worked so hard to get into UCLA. She was in her second year there pursuing her dream of going into law,’ her sister wrote in the fundraiser.
Her sister remembered Tinoco as ‘determined’ and a ‘rock’ who made her family ‘laugh all the time.’
‘We want to give her the beautiful goodbye she deserves and allow our family the time to grieve this unimaginable loss. We love you so much, Abby. I hope you always knew that,’ her sister wrote.
The fundraiser has collected more than $21,000 toward its $40,000 target.
The Burgos and Trevino families have also created GoFundMe campaigns seeking financial support.
‘To know him is to love him. He adores drawing and running. He has dreams to become a veterinarian. Sebastian is one of the most selfless people I know, and he will be missed by many,’ his mother, Fiona Burgos, wrote in a fundraiser statement.
Burgos had just started his first quarter at UC Santa Cruz as a biology major. His mother asked supporters to help bring his body home to Downey, California, after his death.
Tinoco’s sister described her as ‘determined’ and a ‘rock’ who made her family ‘laugh all the time’
Burgos mother has asked fundraiser supporters to help bring him home to Downey, California after his passing
‘We want to make sure their parents, Rene and Drina, are able to be there for Nathan’s recovery and laying their precious Noah to rest without carrying the added weight of everything else that comes with an unexpected tragedy like this,’ wrote Diana Trevino, a close family member, in their fundraiser.
Our News Outlet has reached out to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Department, the CHP and the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office coroner for comments.
