Crime & Safety

Officials ID Man Killed In Highway 9 Crash Last Week

BREAKING: The man was taken to a hospital where he died, according to the CHP.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — A 42-year-old man who was killed in a crash last week on state Highway 9 in unincorporated Santa Cruz County has been identified as Gregorio Alonzo Valencia, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office.

Valencia was killed in the crash on Oct. 2 on the highway at the intersection of Larkspur Street in the community of Brookdale north of Santa Cruz, California Highway Patrol officials said. Valencia was taken to a hospital where he died, according to the CHP.

Further details about the crash were not immediately available.

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