Victim In Deadly Long Beach Crash Identified

LONG BEACH, CA -- Coroner's officials Saturday released the name of the 20-year-old woman who was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Long Beach, where four other people also suffered critical injuries.

The woman was identified as Jaslyn Ouch, said Lt. Dave Smith of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. Smith said he had no place of residence for Ouch.

The crash was reported at 10:33 p.m. Friday in the area of Long Beach Boulevard and Spring Street, said Jake Heflin of the Long Beach Fire Department.

Ouch was pronounced dead at the scene, Heflin said. The surviving victims were trapped in the wreckage and had to be freed using the Jaws of Life, according to Heflin.

The four patients were taken to trauma centers in critical condition.

--City News Service