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1 killed, 3 injured in DUI crash on Highway 70 in Yuba County, CHP says
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A woman was killed and three others injured in a car crash Monday morning in the Olivehurst area of Yuba County, the California Highway Patrol said. KCRA 3 obtained video of the crash from a neighbor who says he saw the entire thing. “We just heard a bunch of screaming and then people started getting onto the highway to stop cars,” said Jerado Perez. Perez and his father live directly next to the highway and could see the crash from their backyard.CHP was dispatched around 5:29 a.m. to westbound Highway 70 near the offramp for McGowan Parkway. A Buick driving the wrong way crashed head-on with a Toyota SUV. A 47-year-old woman driving the Toyota was killed in the collision, CHP said. A passenger in the Toyota and another in the Buick were taken to a nearby hospital with major injuries. “I saw the car spinning out and then they called in life support. They tried to peel the cab open to get her out. I think there were two people that they tried to get out of that small car that was spinning out. One of the cars was completely smooshed,” said Perez.Police determined the Buick’s driver, 19-year-old Alannah Eastern was driving under the influence of alcohol and was arrested for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and felony DUI causing injury, CHP said. Eastern was taken by helicopter to a hospital. The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday identified the woman killed as Francisca Monzono of Elverta.See our live traffic map for updates.Click the video player above to watch other headlines from KCRA News 3This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter
A woman was killed and three others injured in a car crash Monday morning in the Olivehurst area of Yuba County, the California Highway Patrol said.
KCRA 3 obtained video of the crash from a neighbor who says he saw the entire thing.
“We just heard a bunch of screaming and then people started getting onto the highway to stop cars,” said Jerado Perez.
Perez and his father live directly next to the highway and could see the crash from their backyard.
CHP was dispatched around 5:29 a.m. to westbound Highway 70 near the offramp for McGowan Parkway. A Buick driving the wrong way crashed head-on with a Toyota SUV. A 47-year-old woman driving the Toyota was killed in the collision, CHP said. A passenger in the Toyota and another in the Buick were taken to a nearby hospital with major injuries.
“I saw the car spinning out and then they called in life support. They tried to peel the cab open to get her out. I think there were two people that they tried to get out of that small car that was spinning out. One of the cars was completely smooshed,” said Perez.
Police determined the Buick’s driver, 19-year-old Alannah Eastern was driving under the influence of alcohol and was arrested for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and felony DUI causing injury, CHP said. Eastern was taken by helicopter to a hospital.
The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday identified the woman killed as Francisca Monzono of Elverta.
See our live traffic map for updates.
Click the video player above to watch other headlines from KCRA News 3
This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.
If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.
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