The identities of the husband and wife who died during a head-on
accident on Highway 152 on Thursday, that also sent three others to
the hospital with major injuries, were released by the Santa Clara
County Coroners Office on Friday.
Harold William Fyler, 75, of Coalinga, was taken to San Jose
Medical Center where he was pronounced dead about an hour after the
accident. His wife, Maria Fyler, 52, also of Coalinga, died at the
scene.
The identities of the husband and wife who died during a head-on accident on Highway 152 on Thursday, that also sent three others to the hospital with major injuries, were released by the Santa Clara County Coroners Office on Friday.
Harold William Fyler, 75, of Coalinga, was taken to San Jose Medical Center where he was pronounced dead about an hour after the accident. His wife, Maria Fyler, 52, also of Coalinga, died at the scene.
The official cause of death has yet to be determined, however it was most likely because of massive blunt force trauma, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Terry Mayes.
Matiana Diaz De Zamudio, 70, who was a passenger in the rear seat of Harold Fyler’s Buick, is listed in stable condition where she is being treated at San Jose Medical Center, Mayes said.
The passengers of the other vehicle involved, two tourists from Hamburg, Germany, are also listed in stable condition. Walter Rammonat, 63, suffered severe lacerations to his face, arms and legs, and his wife, Doris Rammonat, 61, was treated for lacerations to the face, right arm and right leg. They are both at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.
The couple was in California visiting a relative, the CHP said.
Both vehicles were heavily damaged and all airbags were deployed. Harold Fyler was wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident, however, Maria Fyler was not wearing her belt correctly.
“She had it on, but had it under her arm instead of over it,” Mayes said.
While this was probably not a reason why she died at the scene, wearing a seat belt incorrectly allows for greater movement of the head, Mayes said.
“It may be uncomfortable,” she said, “but the whole purpose is to hold the upper body in place.”
The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the CHP.
