This morning, two people died in a traffic collision on Highway 49 in the area of Ore Court in El Dorado. The El Dorado County Coroner’s Office has identified the victims as 18 year-old Gabriella Briceno of El Dorado and 18 year-old Ernesto Aguilar of Placerville. The California Highway Patrol is still investigating the incident.

Lt. Tom Murdoch