Breanna Romero Killed, Angelica Varon Arrested, Kianna Hughes, Jesus Ayala Injured in DUI Head-On Accident on Holohan Road [Watsonville, CA]

Breanna Romero Dies, Angelica Varon Charged, Kianna Hughes, Jesus Ayala Hospitalized in DUI Head-On Collision on Holohan Road near Grimmer Road

 
WATSONVILLE, CA (March 6, 2023) — Breanna Romero died in a DUI head-on accident on Holohan Road near Grimmer Road.
 
According to California Highway Patrol Santa Cruz officers, the two-vehicle crash happened around 10:22 p.m. Saturday. For drunk driving reasons, 38-year-old Angelica Varon crossed over the solid double yellow lines in her southbound 2007 Volvo XC90. Subsequently, she collided with a northbound 2015 Hyundai Elantra traveling at an unknown speed.
 
Romero, the Hyundai driver, passed away in the crash. Her passenger — 25-year-old Kianna Hughes of Moreno Valley — suffered major injuries, prompting medics to take her to a Navidad Hospital in Salinas.
 
Varon, of Watsonville, suffered significant injuries, as well. Paramedics brought her to Natividad hospital while her 25-year-old passenger Jesus Rocha Ayala, of Watsonville, took himself to Watsonville Community Hospital for treatment of major injuries.
 
After learning that impairment played a factor, police arrested Varon on DUI charges.
 
If anyone has more information on this crash, please call the CHP.

Our deepest thoughts and sympathies go out to the family and friends of Breanna Romero.

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