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TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A babe miss has passed aft a suspected DUI collision involving a large rig adjacent Lake Kaweah Monday, CHP Visalia announced connected Tuesday.
CHP says astir 1:30 p.m. they responded to Highway 198 astatine Horse Creek Road for a study of a two-vehicle collision.
Investigators accidental they determined that 24-year-old Johnathon X. Reyes of Visalia was traveling westbound connected Highway 198 eastbound of Horse Creek Road successful a Kia Optima conscionable arsenic a Freightliner motortruck was traveling successful the other direction.
In an effort to walk a conveyance successful beforehand of him, officers accidental Reyes turned to the left, traveling straight successful the large rig's path. Reyes abruptly turned close to debar the motortruck but yet collided head-on.
As a result, CHP reports a 1-month-old miss sustained fatal injuries; she was pronounced deceased aft being transported to a section hospital. A four-year-old besides sustained insignificant injuries portion Reyes and his pistillate beforehand rider sustained large injuries.
The 2 occupants of the large rig reported complaints of symptom and remained connected scene, according to investigators.
Officers reported everyone was wearing seatbelts oregon secured successful kid restraint seats, however, Reyes was recovered to beryllium nether the power of intoxicant and was placed nether arrest.
This is an ongoing probe and much accusation volition beryllium provided arsenic it becomes available.
