Elias, 17, and Sarah Cruz, 14, were on their way home from practice when their car hit a pole and and tree.
Much of the Rancho Cucamonga community is mourning following a devastating car-crash that killed two high-school student athletes Friday afternoon.According to family members, 14-year-old Sarah Cruz and 17-year-old Elias Cruz died in the crash around 4:30 p.m. Friday near Wilson and Haven avenues. A third teenager was also in the vehicle. They were injured, but are expected to survive."Sarah and Elias, they were great people," said Anthony Bardo, a close family friend.
"I’m happy I got to see them before this happened. My heart feels torn in whole.""I’m going to miss the banter they had with each other," said Rey Cruz, Elias and Sarah’s father. "Going into each other’s rooms, making noise. I’m going to miss that. It’s a quiet house now."Cruz said his son played baseball at Los Osos. While his daughter was on the school’s volleyball and softball teams.
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