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The coroner identified two men killed in a fatal crash Tuesday
File photo: Deputies on scene investigating a fatal crash that killed two on July 4.

Coroner Identifies Two Killed In Crash Early Tuesday Morning

Medical examiners identified the victims in a fatal crash Tuesday morning near the intersection of McBean Parkway and Decoro Drive.


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Joel Thomas Godfrey, 34, unknown city of residence, was driving a white BMW, and might have been speeding when he lost control, clipped another vehicle, hit a tree and then careened into oncoming traffic.

Collin Charles Gore, 18, of Santa Clarita, who was driving in the opposite direction on McBean Parkway, and Godfrey, were killed in the resulting collision.

Santa Clarita deputies are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash, but speed is suspected to be a factor.

The collision took place near the intersection of McBean Parkway and Decoro Drive at 12:26 a.m. Tuesday, according to Lt. Becerra of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station,

Initial reports indicate a white BMW might have been speeding when the driver lost control, clipped another vehicle, hit a tree and then careened into oncoming traffic.

Neither driver appeared to have any passengers in their cars, per officials.

Fire officials confirmed two individuals were declared dead at the scene of the crash.

This is a breaking news story and more info will be published as it becomes available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Coroner Identifies Two Killed In Crash Early Tuesday Morning

One comment

  1. Is there any new information about the accident involving Collin Gore and Joel Thomas Godfrey?

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Perry Smith is a print and broadcast journalist who has won several awards for his focused, hyperlocal community coverage in several different regions of the country. In addition to five years of experience covering the Santa Clarita Valley, Smith, a San Fernando Valley native, has worked in newspapers and news websites in Los Angeles, the Northwest, the Central Valley and the South, before coming to KHTS in 2012. To contact Smith, email him at [email protected].