The Region - News from Jan. 30, 1985

A Romanian immigrant couple, their baby and a teen-age relative were killed in Lucerne Valley when the top of their car was sheered off by a Jeep operated by a suspected drunk driver, the California Highway Patrol said. Officer Jim Roden identified the victims as David Usvat, 16; Viorel Doroscan, 28; his wife Mihaela, 25, and their 14-month-old son, Veniamin. Roden said Usvat, who was driving, attempted to avoid the oncoming Jeep as it crossed the center of California 18. The Jeep’s driver, Denise Ann McDaniel, 28, of Victorville, suddenly veered in the same direction and drove over the top of the car.