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Porterville Fatal DUI Car Crash Main Street and Orange Avenue

Porterville Fatal DUI Car Crash Main Street and Orange Avenue

2 Killed, 2 Injured in Porterville Crash at Main Street and Orange Avenue

PORTERVILLE, CA (June 21, 2021) – A DUI crash killed two children and injured two others at Main Street and Orange Avenue in Porterville.

According to The Fresno Bee and Your Central Valley, the tragic accident occurred on Saturday afternoon. Officers reported the wreck at about 3:18 p.m.

The incident happened on June 19 when a woman was driving south on Main Street, approaching Orange Avenue, in Porterville. She then ran a red light at the intersection.

Police said her car broadsided a Dodge Journey going east on Orange. She continued and slammed into a third vehicle and a traffic light pole nearby.

Firefighters along with the paramedics responded and pronounced an 11-year-old girl riding the SUV dead at the scene. They rushed her 8-year-old sister to a hospital, where she died.

Children Victims in Porterville DUI Collision

An air ambulance took two other children in the Dodge, a 4-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, to the hospital with major injuries. Medical personnel listed them in critical condition.

Meanwhile, the woman who caused the collision complained of pain upon impact. Police believed she was under the influence of alcohol when she hit the other cars involved.

Authorities soon arrested the suspect on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and causing an injury traffic collision while impaired.

Officers forced the area of Main Street and Orange Avenue to shut down following the wreck. The fatal Porterville crash is still under investigation.

Loved ones set up two GoFundMe pages to help cover the funeral and medical expenses of the young victims. Anyone with information can call the police at 559-782-7400.


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