Authorities identified Laura Poiret as the woman who lost her life following a head-on collision that also claimed the lives of three other people and caused injuries to six more people on Wednesday night in Rio Vista.
As per the initial information, the deadly car crash took place on State Route 12 in the small city of Rio Vista, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) from San Francisco. The preliminary reports showed that a sedan and a SUV, carrying a Mexican family of seven on a one-week California vacation, were involved in the wreck.
The reports also revealed that the sedan with three people inside was heading in the westbound lane when the driver ran off the road, overcorrected, entered the eastbound lane where it crashed head-on into the SUV. Due to the impact, the driver and the rear passenger were thrown from the car.
The driver was identified as a 20-year-old man from Rancho Cordova, near Sacramento. The passengers killed were two 19-year-old women, including the owner of the car who is from Vacaville. Their identities have not been released at this time. A passenger in the SUV, identified as Laura Poiret, in her 70s, also died in the accident.
Six of her family members, including an 8-year-old girl, received injuries and were hospitalized in stable condition. Police found numerous opened alcoholic beverage containers at the crash site near the sedan and were investigating whether drunk driving was a factor. No other details are available.
An investigation is ongoing.
July 29, 2022
Source: US News and World Report