2-year-old and 10-year-old killed, three others injured when family's vehicle is struck by allegedly intoxicated driver at Alvin Avenue and Blosser Road in Santa Maria, California
1 arrest, 2 dead after suspected DUI crash in Santa Maria
All three children got ejected from the vehicle and flown to an outside area hospital to treat their major injuries. Their parents were taken to Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria.
2 children killed in suspected DUI crash in Santa Maria
Police say a vehicle driven by Hector Romero Escobar, 30, of Santa Maria, hit another vehicle, injuring the family of five inside.
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