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Palo Alto Teen ID'd As Fatal South Bay Crash Victim

Tyler Scheetz, 19, died of his injuries from the Jan. 8 Los Gatos crash, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office.

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Tyler Scheetz, 19, died of injuries suffered in a Jan. 8 Los Gatos crash, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office
Tyler Scheetz, 19, died of injuries suffered in a Jan. 8 Los Gatos crash, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office (Shutterstock)

PALO ALTO, CA — A Palo Alto teenager was killed in a two-car crash earlier this month in Los Gatos.

The crash was reported at 9:52 a.m. on Jan. 8 at Blossom Hill and Belgatos roads, police said.

Tyler Scheetz, 19, died of his injuries from the crash, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office.

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An obituary for Scheetz said that he graduated from St. Francis High School in Mountain View in 2021 and he was studying communications at Chapman University in Southern California.

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