A drunk driver wept in court as she listened to victim impact statements from three little girls who were orphaned after she plowed her Range Rover into their parents.
The crash took place at around 2. a.m. on Sunday morning on I-90 and Anthony Road, roughly 50 miles from Chicago. Two women, one of them being the mother of all five children, were killed.
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Over $100,000 Raised for Sisters Orphaned in Newport Beach Crash
Fundraising efforts are underway for three children left orphaned after an impaired driver crashed into the family’s car in Newport Beach, California, leaving their parents dead and the kids injured.
Henry Eduardo Saldana-Mejia, 27, and Gabriela M. Andrade, 28, were killed Dec. 8 while driving with their daughters. Their children 5-year-old Sophia, 3-year-old Elena, and 1-year-old Samantha were dressed in pajamas for the outing. All three are being treated for undisclosed injuries at Memorial Hospital.
The 7:46 p.m. crash happened when a black Range Rover driving south on Newport Coast Drive collided with the victim’s Nissan Versa, which was turning onto Pelican Hill Road, police said.
Henry Eduardo Saldana-Mejia, 27, and Gabriela Andrade, 28, from Santa Ana, California, were declared dead at the scene following a crash with previous DUI driver Grace Elizabeth Coleman.