SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Three University of California, Davis students were identified as among those killed late last week in a car crash on Highway 99 in San Joaquin County.
Minkyu Geon of Hong Kong was a junior majoring in electrical engineering; Margarette Guinto Ventura of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was a sophomore majoring in biological sciences; and Codi Orland Mateo of Pasco, Washington, was a senior majoring in neurobiology, physiology and behavior, university officials announced.
UC Davis officials announced the deaths and released the students’ names Monday afternoon after receiving permission from family members. The crash was early Friday, university officials said. No other details regarding the time or location of the incident were provided.
“We are absolutely devastated and struggling to come to terms with such immense loss,” Chancellor Gary S. May said in a statement. “On behalf of the UC Davis community, we send our condolences to the family, friends and others who knew and loved them. Our Aggie family shares deeply in your pain and loss.”
The three students lived in residence halls on campus last year, university officials said.
Geon and Mateo lived in Shasta Hall. Ventura lived in the campus’ Laben Hall and was a member of Girl Gains, a recreational weightlifting organization on campus.
Mateo participated in the Filipinx Association for Health Careers, also a student organization.
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