Victims of deadly Wrightwood crash identified

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office identified three of the four people killed in a fiery rollover crash on the Angeles Crest Highway near Wrightwood early Friday morning.
The single-car crash happened shortly after 1:30 a.m. on the eastern edge of the Angeles National Forest between Big Pines and Wrightwood, near the border of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The black 2016 Hyundai Veloster, which was carrying a driver and five passengers, veered off the highway and rolled down a hillside before crashing into a power pole. The car is meant to seat four people, CHP officials said. It’s unclear where the additional two passengers were seated at the time of the crash.

The victims of the crash were identified as:
21-year-old Rebekah Cabral-Gonzalez
19-year-old Jason Potter
20-year-old Nevaeh Harper
Four people were killed and two are in critical condition following a single-car crash near Wrightwood on Sept. 4, 2026. (KTLA)
Four people were killed and two are in critical condition following a single-car crash near Wrightwood on Sept. 4, 2026. (KTLA)
Four people were killed and another injured in a rollover crash on the eastern edge of the Angeles National Forest on Sept. 4, 2026. (KTLA)
As of Saturday evening, the medical examiner’s office has not released the identity of the fourth victim killed in the crash. Two more victims were taken to the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in critical condition. Their current conditions are not known at this time.
Officials are still investigating the cause of the crash, but said that alcohol use contributed to the cause. No one in the car was wearing a seat belt, according to CHP, causing five of the victims to be ejected during the crash.
All three of the identified victims died of blunt trauma, according to the medical examiner’s office.