DUI Suspected After Car Drives Into San Joaquin River, Killing 2 Teens

LATHROP (CBS13) – Alcohol appears to person been a origin successful the deaths of 2 juveniles successful San Joaquin County, the CHP says.

On December 23 astir 10 p.m., a 2008 Honda Accord was driving westbound connected Dos Reis Road adjacent the San Joaquin River erstwhile it didn’t halt wherever the roadworthy reaches the levee. The conveyance went done a fence, implicit the levee, and came to remainder upside down successful the river, according to a Facebook station from CHP – Stockton.

The driver, a 17-year-old male, was capable to get retired of the car with lone insignificant injuries. A pistillate juvenile passenger, 16, was extricated from the car and resuscitated, the CHP says. Two different juveniles, some females, 1 16 and 1 17, were pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

Officers judge intoxicant played a origin successful the crash. The identities of those progressive aren’t being released due to the fact that each 4 were minors. They are each Manteca residents.

CBS13 Staff