Tanya Hendry Killed in ATV Crash near Alapay Way in Harmony
Tanya Hendry ID’d as Paso Robles Woman Killed in Harmony ATV Accident near Alapay Way
Harmony, California (December 22, 2020) – The Paso Robles woman who was killed Sunday morning in an all-terrain vehicle accident near Harmony in San Luis Obispo County has been identified as Tanya Corrine Hendry, 34.
At about 3:50 a.m. Sunday, December 20, emergency personnel responded to the beach west of Alapay Way for a report a traffic accident.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Hendry and three other campers were riding a rented Can-Am ATV in a southerly direction when the vehicle rolled off a cliff and landed into the ocean.
Hendry was trapped inside the vehicle and had to be extricated by another camper. Sadly, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The ATV driver, Maria Arayza, 35, of Los Angeles, and two other passengers, a 42-year-old Long Beach man and a 46-year-old man from Germany, were able to get out of the vehicle by themselves.
Arayza sustained moderate injuries and one passenger had minor injuries. Both patients were taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo.
One other passenger sustained minor injuries but declined hospitalization.
Authorities later determined that Arayza was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the accident. She was ultimately arrested on suspicion of DUI and charged with three felony charges related to gross vehicular manslaughter and DUI.
No additional information about the accident was provided.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
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