On Wednesday, September 23rd, Tulare County officials released the name of the three people killed last week in a traffic collision near the census-designated Earlimart, California. Poala Montez, 26, Jorge Alvarado, 4, and 3-month-old Dorian Alvarado traveled in the same vehicle.
In the car accident report released on Monday, September 14th, the California Highway Patrol said officers from their Potterville office responded to a traffic collision at about 3:20 p.m. They arrived with an ambulance at the intersection of Avenue 48 and Road 160.
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A preliminary investigation revealed that Montez drove a 2014 Nissan Sentra northbound on R-160 approaching A-48 at an unknown speed. Simultaneously, Roberto Barron Vejar, 48, of Delano, operated a 2003 Toyota Tacoma west on A-48 heading towards R-160.
As the two vehicles neared the intersection, the female driver failed to stop for the posted stop sign and entered directly into the Toyota’s path. The CHP said the front of the vehicle collided with the right side of the Nissan at the intersection.
The force caused Montez’s vehicle to spin out of control into the northwest corner, resting on its wheel. The Toyota also rested on its wheels on the north shoulder of Avenue 48. The woman, Jorge, and Dorian died at the scene.
Vejar and his passenger sustained minor injuries and received treatment at Kaweah Delta Medical Center in Visalia. The investigators do not believe that drugs or alcohol contributed to the accident in any capacity.
The highway patrol said that the minors were inadequately restrained in the child passenger seat. They noted that the latter saves lives, and adults with kids should visit any CHP office to have a technician properly install a child passenger restraint.
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