Ryan ChartrandCal Poly journalism junior Anna Rose Luskin died June 22 after suffering major injuries when her car collided with a tree the night of June 20.
Luskin, 20, was driving north on U.S. Highway 101 with her brother, Daniel, 15, when her car drifted into the dirt center divider for unknown reasons, the California Highway Patrol said.
Officials reported that Luskin swerved back onto the road but then skidded off the right shoulder. Her car reportedly struck a large oak tree with its left side, causing major injuries for her and minor injuries for her brother.
The Luskins were transported to Twin Cities Community Hospital. Anna Luskin died two days later at Sierra Vista Hospital, police said.
Luskin never wrote for the Mustang Daily, but was on the staff of her high school’s national award-winning online newspaper, the Paly Voice. She also held an internship at the Palo Alto Weekly.
Luskin’s death marks the sixth Cal Poly student death in the past year.
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