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Three Women Killed In Santa Ana Freeway Crash

Sara Flores, Angela Cid-Del Prado, and Elda Nava-Mayo, were on their way home from church when the SUV they were riding in was involved in a fiery Orange County car crash.
 
The Buena Park traffic accident occurred at about 10:15 a.m. on Monday, August 8, 2011 northbound Santa Ana Freeway near Beach Boulevard.  Sara Flores, 40, Angela Cid-Del Prado, 49, and Elda Nava-Mayo, 24, were passengers in a 2000 Ford Excursion SUV.  Thirty-two-year-old Ruth Nava-Torres of Downey was driving.  A 16-year-old girl was also in the car. The five women were headed home from a Crystal Cathedral church service.
 
As the vehicle was leaving Interstate 5,  Ruth Nava-Torres lost control on the  sharply curving off-ramp. The SUV hit a guardrail and flipped.  The vehicle rolled 40 feet until it stopped in a grassy area. Sara Flores, Angela Cid-Del Prado, and Elda Nava-Mayo were flung from the SUV.  The vehicle burst into flames.  Bystanders rescued the driver and the 16-year-old girl from the fiery wreck. 
 
The driver and the 16-year-old girl were injured and taken to UC Irvine Medical Center in critical condition. The other women died at the scene.
 
Only the driver was wearing a seatbelt.  The 2000 Ford Excursion has an alarm that won't turn off unless the driver is buckled in.

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