Alexander James Baer, 25, who was born and raised in Menlo Park, was killed early Sunday morning, August 7, in a head-on auto crash in Santa Barbara, where he was a student.
Mr. Baer, who moved from Menlo Park to Santa Barbara six years ago, was a passenger in a Ford Focus driven by Jessica Rose Binkerd, 22, of Santa Barbara.
The car crashed into another car on Highway 154, authorities said. Mr. Baer was pronounced dead at the scene about 2 a.m. Sunday. Ms. Binkerd was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, police said.
A Mass to celebrate his life was held Monday at the Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave. in Menlo Park.
Mr. Baer, who was a senior at the University of California at Santa Barbara, attended Nativity, Ladera and Hillview schools in Menlo Park.
