Woman Identified as Oakland Crash Victim

OAKLAND, CA — A woman killed when she collided with another car and then crashed into a tree in Oakland last Wednesday has been identified as a 53-year-old Oakland resident.

Elizabeth Hom was killed when she crashed her Toyota Sienna minivan into a tree just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Alameda County coroner's bureau.

The crash happened just off westbound Interstate Highway 580, near the northbound state Highway 13 transition ramp, California Highway Patrol officials said.

Hom's Toyota collided with a Buick Encore. Hom then lost control of the minivan, which left the highway, overturned and hit a tree, CHP officials said.

The driver and passengers of the Buick stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, CHP officials said. CHP officials have not said whether drugs or alcohol are believed to be a factor in the crash.

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