Authorities have identified the two people who died in a fiery wrong-way crash in Santa Clara last week.
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The two people killed were identified as 39-year-old Keith Demarest and 58-year-old Stephen Hinkson, a resident of San Carlos, according to the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office.
Authorities did not know Demarest’s city of residence.
The incident occurred just before noon on Aug. 26 when a man drove his GMC SUV in the wrong direction on northbound Montague Expressway. He collided with a silver Honda pickup truck that was traveling in the northbound direction. Authorities have not specified which of the two people killed was the wrong-way driver.
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The SUV became fully engulfed in flames and was extinguished by the Santa Clara Fire Department.
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Both victims died at the scene of the collision.
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