The names of the woman and two men who died when a car struck a tree and overturned in Venice on Monday have been released.
The accident was reported about 4:55 p.m. at 171 Via Marina Court.
The people killed in the crash were 19-year-old Dimnike Clemmons, 18- year-old Anthony Sage, Jr. and 18-year-old Lavell Boyston, Jr., according to coroner’s Lt. Larry Dietz. He did not yet know their cities of residence. All were pronounced dead at the scene.
A fourth person was taken to a trauma center for treatment of injuries suffered in the crash, according to Officer Alex Rubio of the California Highway Patrol, which was investigating the crash.
Two of the crash victims were trapped in the vehicle and freed by firefighters, and two were ejected, said Erik Scott of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
