Yuma mother speaks out after vehicle crashes into home
Danyelle Burke North
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – A local family is still traumatized and picking up the pieces of their shattered home and emotions after a truck smashed into their home while they slept.
At about 2:52 a.m. on January 8, officers were called about a vehicle crashing into a home in the area of S. 48th Way.
Police say a 19-year-old man, driving a Dodge Ram pickup with five passengers, was on Avenue D when the vehicle rolled into a brick wall, then into Montoya’s home. The driver and three other men in the vehicle were pronounced dead on scene.
Pilar Montoya recalls the moment the truck barreled into her home.
“Me and my five-year-old were sleeping on the couch, and it was right next to the wall and it was three in the morning, and it just felt like it was all white and a bunch of debrief was falling all over us and I just remember my husband coming from the room pulling us and telling us someone had hit out home,” said Montoya.
Montoya is part of the family of nine whose home was crashed into, killing four men.
Her family who lived in the home is now crammed into a hotel room as they continue to grieve with the trauma.
The family would really appreciate any community prayers and support during this time. If you’re able to help, you can support the family’s GoFundMe here.