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Sharnae Cuellar, 25, and Matthew Cuellar, 26, killed, and several people injured in collision on country road near Kingsburg, California

Modified Date: 
Sun, 10/30/2016 - 9:11pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Family copes after car crash kills husband and wife, leaves 3 kids without parents

Mike Trenholm, California Highway Patrol.Another passenger in the car, Sharnae's cousin, also survived the crash.The focus now is making sure the couple's daughters are taken care of. The whole family was in the car when California Highway Patrol Officers said a white Chevy pickup traveling at an unknown speed slammed into the Civic. His mother was notified by text message that the family was involved in a crash. The couple leaves behind three little girls.Five-year-old Angelina has a major head injury and has undergone several surgeries. "She had brain surgery last night, where they released the pressure in her brain and put some tubes in.

Girls caught in custody battle after parents are killed in head-on collision

The children have recovered from their injuries, but they now are innocent victims of a custody battle that pits their relatives in Visalia, Calif., against relatives in the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians in Placerville, Calif.

Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death

After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?

Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.

Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Children/Minors Involved
People Involved: 
Sharnae Cuellar
Matthew Cuellar
City: 
Kingsburg, CA
County: 
Fresno County, CA
Area: 
Fresno-Visalia, CA

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