Second Electrocution Victim in Crash Identified

Authorities on Friday morning released the name of the second victim killed by electrocution following a single-car crash that knocked down a light pole and fire hydrant in Valley Village Wednesday night.

Stacey Schreiber, 39, of Valley Village was killed by the horrific accident that killed two and left multiple observers shocked and burned by the dangerous combination of water and electricity.

Los Angeles County Coroner Investigator Courtney Morrow identified Schreiber Friday morning after the woman's family had been notified.

Schreiber lived in an apartment building right next to the crash site and had gone to the aid of the driver on Wednesday night, according to witnesses and a woman employed by the building's property management company.

Schreiber was initially identified by the property management employee, Ildiko Peter, on Thursday morning to NBC4, but her name was not confirmed by authorities until Friday.

Irma Zamora, 40, of Burbank, also died when she ran to the scene of the accident on the lawn of a home. She was identified by her family Thursday and hailed as a heroine.

Zamora died in front of her husband, who was seen to be in agony and had to be held back from trying to reach his wife's body in the pool of electrified water.

Multiple other witnesses were shocked and hospitalized, authorities said.

The accident occurred when the 19-year-old driver of an SUV traveling at a high rate of speed lost control, crashing through a stop sign, light pole and fire hydrant in the residential neighborhood.

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