Child dies in crash in Imperial County, one man arrested
Dillon Fuhrman
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said a man was arrested over the weekend in connection to a crash which left a child dead.
According to a press release, the crash happened Saturday, October 18 at around 6:20 p.m. in an open desert north of State Route 78, near Old Mine Road.
CHP said a 36-year-old man was driving a 2024 Can-Am Maverick “in an easterly direction at an unknown speed.”
For reasons unknown, CHP said the driver hit a “raised dirt berm” and overturned “onto the terrain within the desert.”
As a result, CHP said the driver suffered minor injuries while the passenger, a four-year-old girl, ejected from the Can-Am. The girl died at the scene, CHP said.
During the investigation, CHP said the driver was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash, and said he was arrested for “suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.”
The investigation is ongoing.
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