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Wednesday, August 14, 2024 10:33PM
A Dinuba main has bonded retired of jailhouse aft being arrested for his relation successful a suspected DUI clang adjacent Reedley.
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A erstwhile main from Dinuba is facing execution charges, accused of driving drunk and crashing into different car adjacent Reedley, sidesplitting a parent and daughter.
The video supra is from an earlier communicative and volition beryllium updated.
43-year-old Blake Benham is accused of sidesplitting 55-year-old Gloria Barajas and her 35-year-old daughter, Brenda Quinonez successful the clang that happened past December connected Road 56 adjacent Avenue 430.
The California Highway Patrol says Barajas and Quinonez, were heading location from Christmas buying astatine the Tulare Outlets with Gloria's hubby and younger girl conscionable aft 6 p.m.
As they drove northbound successful their Nissan Rogue, officers accidental a Ford pickup driven by Benham veered into their lane, colliding head-on with the family's SUV.
The clang killed Barajas and Quinonez and sent their different 2 household members to Community Regional Medical Center.
The CHP says Benham was nether the power of intoxicant erstwhile helium crashed.
Benham was the Principal of Kennedy Elementary School astatine the clip of the clang but has been connected administrative permission since the crash.
The Tulare County District Attorney's Office says helium surrendered himself to CHP officers Wednesday without incident. If convicted, Bennan faces beingness successful prison.
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