Two people were transported to Kaweah Health Medical Center with major injuries
Visalia, CA. – A one-month-old baby died in a head-on collision involving a suspected drunk driver near Visalia in Tulare County on Monday afternoon.
The accident happened around 2 p.m. on Highway 198 at Horse Creek Road.
The California Highway Patrol says 24-year-old Johnathon Reyes, of Visalia, was driving a car westbound on Highway 198 and was attempting to pass a car in front of him when he drifted into the opposite lanes and collided head-on with an oncoming Freightliner truck.
A 1-month-old baby girl was taken to Kaweah Health Medical Center where he died while receiving treatment.
Reyes and 25-year-old Jessie Guerrero were transported to Kaweah Health Medical Center with major injuries.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is underway.