Man Suspected Of DUI In Turlock Crash That Killed His Wife And Sent Their 4 Children To The Hospital

TURLOCK (CBS13) — A Merced antheral is facing felony DUI and vehicular manslaughter charges aft a clang that near his woman dormant and sent his 4 young children to the hospital.

California Highway Patrol says the clang happened a small aft 11:30 p.m. Thursday disconnected of southbound Highway 99 adjacent Monte Vista Avenue successful the Turlock area.

READ MORE: Sacramento Councilwoman Criticizes Caltrans For Removing Tents And Property Along W Street

First responders recovered an SUV had crashed disconnected the roadworthy and was flipped implicit connected its roof. Investigators judge the driver, 35-year-old Merced nonmigratory Luis Rodriguez, mislaid power and crashed into a concatenation nexus obstruction – causing the conveyance to overturn.

Officers accidental a pistillate – identified by CHP arsenic Rodriguez’s woman – who was successful the rider spot was ejected successful the crash. She was unresponsive erstwhile archetypal responders arrived and she was soon pronounced dead.

READ MORE: Fourth Stimulus Check: Is Another Relief Payment Coming?

Four young children – aged 6 months to 3 years aged – were besides successful the SUV. All were wearing decently secured kid seats, but they were each rushed to the infirmary arsenic a precaution.

Rodriguez and his woman were not wearing seatbelts, CHP says. Further, investigators judge intoxicant was a origin successful the crash.

MORE NEWS: Gov. Newsom Unveils Plan To Vaccinate California School Kids And Employees

Officers accidental Rodriguez suffered a fractured femur and limb successful the crash. He has been taken to infirmary for attraction but volition beryllium facing felony DUI and vehicular manslaughter charges erstwhile medically cleared, CHP says.

CBS13 Staff