County Coroners have released the names of two teenagers killed in a Morongo Valley crash June 12. CHP investigators say a speeding car driven by a suspected DUI driver crashed into a Prius making a left turn. The backseat passengers in the Prius, a 14-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl, were killed in the crash. The San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office confirmed 14-year-old Hart Madison Campbell of Los Angeles was pronounced dead at Loma Linda University Medical Center Thursday, June 13, at 8:09 p.m.
The Riverside County Coroner’s Office confirmed the second victim, 17-year-old Ruby Campbell, was pronounced dead Thursday, June 13, at 12:01 a.m. at Desert Regional Medical Center. Hart and Rudy’s father, Colin Peter Campbell, 49, suffered major injuries in the crash while their mother, Gail Deborah Lerner, 49, was hospitalized with moderate injuries.
The alleged DUI driver, Nicole Rachel Packer, 33, suffered serious injuries and remains hospitalized. According to the CHP, Packer had a $5,000 warrant out for her arrest at the time of last week’s crash for “violating the terms of her probation stemming from another drunk driving conviction.” The CHP report said Packer was arrested for felony driving under the influence, causing injury. Packer has yet to be booked into jail due to her injuries.
