Union City School Community Mourns Death of Two Students Killed in I-880 Collision

UNION CITY, CA — Two Union City high school students died and a third remains hospitalized after a collision early Sunday morning on Interstate Highway 880 in Hayward, according to officials with the New Haven Unified School District.

Logan High School senior Izaiah Mease, 17, was pronounced dead at the scene following the two-car collision on southbound Highway 880, California Highway Patrol officials said. The collision was first reported around 1:25 a.m. near the West A Street on-ramp.

Mease was driving a 2004 Honda Accord, carrying the two other high school students, when he allegedly abruptly turned his car to the left, crossing in front of a 2015 Dodge Ram.

The Dodge then collided with the Honda, sending the two cars onto the center median before striking the cement K-rail. Mease's two passengers, identified as Joe Ioramo and Izaiah Paopao, were taken to a hospital, school district officials said.

Ioramo, a junior at the Decoto School for Independent Study, died while en route to the hospital, according to the school district. Paopao, also a senior at Logan High School, remains hospitalized
with head injuries, but is in stable condition and is expected to recover, school district officials said.

The occupants of the Dodge were also injured and taken to a hospital, according to the CHP. CHP officials have determined that the driver of the Dodge was sober at the time of the collision, but they have not determined whether Mease was under the influence, CHP officials said.

"Administrative and support staff will be attending the classes of both Izaiah Mease and Izaiah Paopao to provide support to both students and those teachers directly affected," district spokesperson John Mattos told Patch. "Additionally, there are counselors, psychologists, social workers and other mental health support staff that will be available all day and throughout the week to support any student who needs it. There was a brief meeting before school to make sure that staff was aware of what had occurred and to give them the most accurate information. All teachers shared information about the accident with their classes this morning."

Hundreds attended a vigil held outside James Logan High School Monday night.

Additionally, two separate GoFundMe accounts have been set up to help the boys' families pay for burial and funeral expenses. The accounts can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/iongl... and
https://www.gofundme.com/2ne5pfg.

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