HVHS student and older brother killed in crashPosted by Grants Pass DAILY COURIER Friday July 3, 2009 on Saturday, July 4, 2009
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Hidden Valley High School student and her older brother were killed in
a car accident Thursday morning in northern California. Grants Pass
resident Chelsea Silva, 17, and Joshua Silva, 25, of Willits, Calif.,
were in a crash on Highway 101, north of Garberville, Calif., according
to a police report from the California Highway patrol. Police were
called to the scene after witnesses reported Silva's 2001 Dodge 3500
pickup truck had gone over a cliff near the highway. The pickup was
found down the cliff and both Silvas had been ejected. Rescuers found
Chelsea Silva pinned under the truck. She was pronounced dead at the
scene. Joshua Silva was flown by helicopter to Ukiah Valley Medical
center, where he was pronounced dead. Chelsea was entering her senior
year at Hidden Valley High School this fall. Both she and Joshua are
the children of Susan Silva of Grants Pass. The preliminary CHP
investigation found Joshua Silva had been driving southbound on the
highway and passed a slower moving truck. Silva's vehicle almost hit a
northbound pickup truck, wentout of control and over a guardrail,
rolling several times as it went down the embankment. The truck ended
up about 100 feet below the highway. Neither victim was wearing a seat
belt, according to police. The other drivers were not injured.
Evergreen Federal Bank has set up an account for donations to help the
Silva family.
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HVHS student and older brother killed in crashPosted by Grants Pass DAILY COURIER Friday July 3, 2009 on Saturday, July 4, 2009
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