A collision on Highway 99 near Selma, California, on Sunday, May 10th, left an 11-year-old girl dead, and several others injured. The accident report released by the California Highway Patrol revealed that Deudiel Ramirez, 60, and 13 others suffered from minor to significant injuries.
The investigators said that the events that led to the collision began with Ramirez, the driver of a big rig, pulling a trailer of fruits. The man was traveling north on the highway, south of Mountain View Avenue at about 1:20 p.m., in a construction zone.
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The Dinuba man, according to CHP spokesperson Mike Silas, was unable to stop in time when he came upon a traffic jam on the road. The big rig slammed into five vehicles and burst into flames. The impact left the occupants of those vehicles injured, and the medics transported the severe cases to Community Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Those who sustained minor wounds and received treatment at the scene are Guillermo Sotelo Jr., 29, and his passengers Guillermo Sotelo Snr., 54, and Miguel, 4, and Jordan Sotelo, 2, all of Fresno. They were traveling in a ’90 Toyota pickup truck.
Others who sustained moderate to major injuries are Alejandro Sanchez, 17, the driver of a 2004 Lincoln Navigator and his passengers, Araceli Hernandez, 32, and Jesus Sanchez, 14. Alejandro Sanchez Jr., 38, Emmet Sanchez, 5, and the unidentified deceased girl, all of Delhi, were also traveling in the Navigator.
Jose Cardenas, 61, of Kingsburg, Katie Hulse, 47, and Lisa Jones, 57 both of Point, Texas, as well as Roberto Morales, 44, of Corcoran, also sustained wounds. The CHP said drugs or alcohol are not factors in the crash.
The accident report also showed Ramirez stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators. The crash shut down the northbound and southbound lanes until investigators cleared the scene.
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