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Alabama wrong-way crash kills family of 5, including 2 children
5 individuals from Georgia, together with two kids, had been killed in Alabama on Friday when their automotive entered the freeway going the unsuitable means and hit an 18-wheeler, authorities mentioned.
Maria Baltazar, 49, was driving the 2021 Toyota Corolla that collided with the tractor-trailer at about 12:30 a.m., Montgomery Police Cpl. Tina McGriff mentioned.
Baltazar was pronounced lifeless on the scene as had been her passengers, recognized as her son Hosea Lopez, 27; his spouse, Veronica Gonzalez, 28; and two of their kids, Christian Lopez Gonzalez, 10, and Edwardo Lopez Gonzalez, 4.
Police informed information shops a preliminary investigation indicated Baltazar entered the freeway towards the stream of visitors earlier than the accident.
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“We want to remind drivers to stay vigilant and pay shut consideration to visitors signage, particularly when travelling by unfamiliar areas,” McGriff mentioned.
An Alabama wrong-way crash kills a household of 5 from Georgia, together with their two kids. A 2021 Toyota Corolla collided with an18-wheeler tractor-trailer on Friday.
No particulars had been launched concerning the truck’s driver.
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The victims had been from the southwest Georgia metropolis of Cairo, close to the Florida state line, police mentioned.
Members of the family hope to boost cash to ship the our bodies again to Guatemala, Ceser Orozco, who described himself as a buddy of the household, informed The Montgomery Advertiser. An official fundraiser had not but been arrange.