Juan Gonzalez-Ramirez ID'd as Passenger Killed in Newark Collision on Saint Isabel Street near Cedar Boulevard
Newark, California (January 11, 2022) – The passenger who died Monday night in an alleged DUI crash in Newark has been identified by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office coroner's office as 22-year-old Juan Gonzalez-Ramirez of Fremont.
At about 11:20 p.m. on January 10, emergency personnel responded to the crash on Saint Isabel Street near Cedar Boulevard.
According to Newark police, Salvador Silva-Ramierz, 24, of Newark, was driving on Saint Isabel Street when, for unknown reasons, his vehicle slammed into a parked car near Cedar Boulevard.
Authorities Identify Victim Killed in Newark Crash as Fremont Man
One of Silva-Ramierz's passengers, Gonzalez-Ramirez, was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Three other passengers had minor injuries.
Authorities later determined that Silva-Ramierz was intoxicated at the time of the accident. He was ultimately arrested and booked at the Santa Rita jail on suspicion of DUI.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact Newark police Officer Anthony Piquette at 510-578-4953.