Delilah Gonzalez, 9, and Sayra Gonzalez, 7, die when car crashes into Petaluma River in Petaluma, California
2 Children Killed In Vehicle Crash Into Petaluma River
California Highway Patrol Officer Steve Fricke confirmed two children were in the vehicle that crashed, prompting the closure of the northbound lane of Petaluma Boulevard North between Gossage Avenue and Skillman Lane.
Sisters, 7 and 9, die after Petaluma River crash
According to CHP, the mother had dropped off a friend in Petaluma and was headed toward Rohnert Park to take her daughters to school. The CHP said the car was in the fast lane and drifted left into the median, before the mother overcorrected. The white, Chevy Impala LS shot across the roadway and down a steep 20-foot embankment, crashing through heavy brush and oak trees before sliding into a narrow stretch of the river that runs along the boulevard.
The car quickly sank in 6 feet of water and was fully submerged.
CHP says mother could be cited as unlicensed driver in fatal Petaluma River crash
Hernandez told investigators she had been cut off in traffic, but Sloat said Thursday no witnesses have come forward to corroborate that account.
Rohnert Park mom arrested in crash that killed her daughters
Alejandra Hernandez-Ruiz, 27, was booked Friday in the Aug. 31, 2016 crash that killed sisters Sayra, 7, and Delilah Gonzalez, 9. Her bail was set at $500,000.
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