Pregnant woman dies after vehicle sinks in San Joaquin County, CHP says

INVESTIGATION. THE FRONT BUMPER IS STILL FLOATING IN THE WATER WHERE A CAR DROVE OFF THE ROAD OF HIGHWAY FOUR IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY AROUND 515 SATURDAY MORNING. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS A WITNESS TOLD POLICE THE CAR WAS DRIVING RECKLESSLY, PASSING OVER THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. THAT’S WHEN CHP SAYS THE CAR DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND WENT UNDERWATER. THE HYACINTH IS SO THICK THAT IT IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE UNDERWATER. THE 27 YEAR OLD DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT, BUT HIS SIX MONTH PREGNANT, 21 YEAR-OLD WIFE WAS NOT. HE WAS EXTREMELY DISTRAUGHT. IT TOOK MORE THAN SIX HOURS OF SEARCHING WITH DIVE TEAMS, DRONES AND HELICOPTERS BEFORE CREWS WERE ABLE TO FIND THE CAR FIVE FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE WATER, WITH THE WOMAN INSIDE. HE WAS OUT THERE JUST, YOU KNOW, CRYING AND WAILING, YOU KNOW, LIKE ANYONE THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD LOSE THEIR WIFE AND CHILD. ANTONIO SIMOES IS A MANAGER AT YOUNG’S BAR AND GRILL, JUST OFF HIGHWAY FOUR. HE SAYS FAMILY MEMBERS WAITED OUTSIDE HIS BUSINESS WHILE CREWS SEARCHED THE SLOUGH. WE TOLD THEM WHATEVER YOU NEEDED. WE’RE RIGHT HERE. HE SAYS CRASHES ON THIS STRETCH OF ROAD ARE COMMON. FROM PEOPLE I’VE KNOWN TO RANDOM STRANGERS, YOU KNOW, THEY’VE GONE OFF THE ROAD, THEY’VE GONE. YOU KNOW, THEY’VE BROKEN THEIR AXLE, THEY’VE BROKEN A TIRE, GOT BLOWN OUT AND EVERYTHING. IT IS VERY UNFORGIVING BECAUSE IT DOESN’T HAVE ANY WIDE SHOULDERS ON EITHER SIDE. SO IF YOU MAKE A MINOR MISTAKE, IT COULD TURN INTO A MAJOR CRASH IN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. PEYTON HEADLEE KCRA THREE NEWS, CHP SAYS THAT THE COUPLE WAS DRIVING TO GO FISHING IN THE DELTA. WE’

Pregnant woman dies after vehicle sinks in San Joaquin County, CHP says

Updated: 10:43 PM PDT Nov 2, 2024

A woman died on Saturday after a vehicle crashed into water and sank in San Joaquin County, officials said. The California Highway Patrol’s Stockton division said a person was driving westbound on Highway 4 near Whiskey Slough Road around 5:15 a.m. when they crashed into a body of water for unknown reasons. CHP said the driver was able to make it out of the water but the passenger, a 21-year-old pregnant woman, did not survive. CHP said officers looked for the vehicle after it sank but could not find it.According to CHP, a helicopter and a San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office boating team responded to the rescue effort. Divers confirmed the location of the vehicle, which had the woman’s body inside, CHP said. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

A woman died on Saturday after a vehicle crashed into water and sank in San Joaquin County, officials said.

The California Highway Patrol’s Stockton division said a person was driving westbound on Highway 4 near Whiskey Slough Road around 5:15 a.m. when they crashed into a body of water for unknown reasons.

CHP said the driver was able to make it out of the water but the passenger, a 21-year-old pregnant woman, did not survive. CHP said officers looked for the vehicle after it sank but could not find it.

According to CHP, a helicopter and a San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office boating team responded to the rescue effort.

Divers confirmed the location of the vehicle, which had the woman’s body inside, CHP said.

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