Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras was behind the wheel of a red 2014 Chevrolet Camaro on Sunday in the city of Puerto Plata, about 215 miles north of the Dominican Republic capital of Santo Domingo, when his car hit a tree on the Sosua-Cabarete freeway at 6:40 p.m. St. Louis time, according to the report issued by Brigade General Francisco Romero Lopez of the Northern Regional National Police.

Taveras died of multiple injuries while receiving care at the Sosua Cabarete Medical Center, the report said.

Taveras was not carrying identification, but his family confirmed it was him.

The report also states Ydelia Yamelis Arvelos, Taveras' girlfriend, died from trauma to the brain and torso in the accident, as diagnosed by the resident doctor at Cabarete Medical Center.

Taveras and Arvelos were both residents of Los Castillo, according to the report.