Car Crash in Coachella Kills Four People

October 27, 2008

Los Angeles - Four people were killed in an auto accident near Coachella, wherein three children were thrown out from a car that spun out and was split into two.

According to California Highway Patrol (CHP), the crash happened just in the northeast of the Salton Sea, at the intersection of 62nd Avenue and State Route 86, when the one driving a 2009 Cadillac CTS purportedly ran a stop sign and smashed into a 1995 For Taurus.

A 30-year old woman, who was driving the Ford, in addition to the three children— an 8-year-old, 7-uyear-old, as well as an 11-month old, were all announced dead at the scene of the accident.

Meanwhile, a 30-year-old man, who was also a passenger of the said car, was taken to a hospital.

The Cadillac driver who was identified as Andres Z. Luna, 33, of Thermal, was arrested by authorities, due to suspicion of driving while under the influence as well as four counts of vehicular manslaughter.