The female driver of the sedan and her 1-year-old child were hospitalized with major injuries.
Stockton, CA. – Three people are dead after a head-on collision that happened on Sunday evening in Stockton.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 9:20 p.m. on Mariposa Road west of Dodds Road.
A gray Ford SUV was traveling eastbound on Mariposa Road when with drifted into the westbound lane and collided with a silver Hyundai sedan occupied by five people.
A man in the front passenger seat of the sedan was killed in the crash.
Two children in the sedan were transported to San Joaquin General Hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries.
The female driver of the sedan and her 1-year-old child were hospitalized with major injuries.
The SUV driver was transported to Modesto Memorial Hospital with moderate injuries and was arrested for DUI.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.