3 UC Davis students killed in crash along Californias Highway 99 campus officials confirm

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…