The grisly wreck happened at around 7 p.m. on April 19 on the northbound Interstate 5 near Magnolia Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol
Anaheim, CA – The family of the toddler and grandfather killed in a Saturday evening DUI crash on 5 Freeway in Anaheim has identified them as 73-year-old Albino Barrera and Sofia Barrera.
The grisly wreck happened at around 7 p.m. on April 19 on the northbound Interstate 5 near Magnolia Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A Ford SUV driven by Sofia's mother was struck by a white Chevrolet SUV that had lost control.
Sofia and her grandfather Albino were pronounced dead at the scene.
Sofia's mother and her grandmother were taken to the hospital as well as her brother Ishmael Barrera Romero.
The female driver of the car that lost control was also hospitalized with severe injuries. She was suspected of DUI.
More information regarding the incident was not provided.
An investigation is underway.
ORIGINAL STORY
Anaheim, CA. – A toddler and a man were killed in a collision that happened Saturday evening on 5 Freeway in Anaheim, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The accident occurred around 7:10 p.m. on the northbound lanes of the freeway near Magnolia Avenue.
According to CHP, a woman lost control of her white Chevy SUV and collided with a Ford SUV occupied by five people, including a toddler.
The impact of the crash left the Ford facing the wrong way on the freeway shoulder. The Chevy may have rolled over several times before landing on an embankment next to the roadway.
The toddler and an elderly man in the Ford died in the collision.
The other occupants of the Ford were hospitalized in unknown conditions.
The woman driving the Chevy was hospitalized with major injuries. Investigators believe she was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the accident.
Investigators closed several traffic lanes as they cleared the scene.