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| Jessica Myers and Frankie Jose Rodriguez, both in their 20s, were killed in a head-on collision. Their infant daughter Ellie Rodriguez was critically injured. |
Two dead, two critically injured, including 1-year old child after Madera County crash
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Baby critically injured in crash that killed her parents
Two people are dead, and two more are critically injured, including a one-year-old child, after an accident in Madera County.
By Gene Haagenson
Friday, September 21, 2018
The Rodriguez family met a tragic fate on Thursday evening.
Jessica Myers and Frankie Jose Rodriguez, both in their 20s, were killed in a head-on collision. Their infant daughter Ellie Rodriguez was critically injured.
Ellie is being treated at Valley Children's Hospital, located just a short distance down the road from where the accident occurred.
California Highway Patrol Officer Greg Rodriguez says a car swerved suddenly into their lane, hitting their small SUV.
"The Suzuki SUV was traveling westbound, the Acura sedan was traveling eastbound, for some unknown reason that Acura turned into the westbound lane and that's when the collision occurred."
The unknown reason may have had something to do with the possible intoxication of the driver the car.
Officer Rodriguez says Alvaro Martinez, a 45-year-old Fresno man has been charged with driving under the influence.
"There was an open container found on scene, inside the vehicle, as well as some marijuana."
Officers at the scene said the smell of marijuana was intense inside of Martinez's car. He was critically injured in the crash and remains hospitalized at Community Regional Medical Center in Downtown Fresno.
Family members of the victims are understandably upset and angry. They are at Valley Children's Hospital, hoping for the recovery of one-year-old Ellie.
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Thursday, September 20, 2018
MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) --
Two people are dead, and two more are critically injured, including a one-year-old child, after an accident in Madera County.
The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened near Avenue 9 and Road 40 at around 6 pm on Thursday.
An Acura Legend sedan was traveling eastbound on Avenue 9 when it crossed over the center line and slammed into a Suzuki Grand Vitara SUV that was traveling westbound.
A single driver was in the sedan, he was critically injured and has been taken to Community Regional Medical Center in Downtown Fresno.
There were a man and woman in the front of the SUV, neither were wearing seatbelts and were killed in the crash. A one-year-old child in the back of the SUV was critically injured and was rushed to the nearby Valley Children's Hospital for treatment.
Investigators say that there was a strong odor of marijuana and an alcohol bottle in the Acura Legend sedan. Based on the severe damage of the vehicles, the impaired sedan driver must have been speeding. They also say it is not clear if the toddler's safety seat was properly secured in the SUV.
This story will be updated.
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A 1-year-old is critically injured and two people are dead after a car crash in Madera County.
At around 6pm, a man driving a sedan slammed into an SUV.
The people in the SUV were killed in the crash.
A one year old was critically injured and taken to Valley Children's Hospital.
California Highway Patrol says the driver is suspected to be under the influence of marijuana and alcohol.