Vanessa Jimenez, 13

Hollister, California
October 04, 2004

Agencies: California Highway Patrol

Cause of death: Vehicular


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Overview

Vanessa Jimenez, Albert Andrew Hernandez and Armando Limas burned to death after they hit a pole while fleeing police. 13-year-old girl, whose name is being withheld because she is a juvenile, suffered burns to one side of her body, a fractured vertebrae, a collapsed lung and facial lacerations, said California Highway Patrol Officer Terry Mayes. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center personnel said she has been upgraded from critical to serious condition, Mayes said.

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