FRESNO COUNTY, Cali. (DDN) – According to California Highway Patrol investigators, a mother lost control of her Subaru Crosstrek while driving from a friend’s residence to Tollhouse. She veered off Highway 168 near Qualls Prather Road in Auberry.
“Vehicle traveled off the embankment, rolled over multiple times,” said one first responder.
According to officers, both the driver and her 7-year-old son were thrown out of the car. The mother died, and her young son remained at her side for around 12 hours before being found.
“We got a call of a child walking on the four-lane section of the 168 and the parties who found the child basically walked down to where the crash had happened,” according to John Marsh, a Colorado Highway Patrol trooper.
The CHP had been hunting for the couple since loved ones reported they were supposed to return home around midnight, but they hadn’t shown up by 8:45 Sunday morning. A “be on the lookout” alert was issued, and the small kid was found just before noon.
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Officer Marsh stated that they later discovered the Subaru had fallen roughly 200 feet down an embankment.
“It was basically sitting in a grove of trees, covered and not visible from the highway,” according to Marsh.
Authorities think the mother and son were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the accident.
“He said he was in a car seat that he did not fall out of,” a first responder explained.
The seven-year-old was transported to Valley Children’s Hospital, where he received treatment for various injuries, including a fractured arm.
Authorities reported that the boy was reunited with his father at the hospital. According to first responders, the seven-year-old is a powerful boy.
This crash is currently being investigated.
The California Highway Patrol is still waiting for the toxicology analysis to see if alcohol or drugs were involved.
Reference: Boy stayed by mom’s side after she died in Fresno County crash, CHP says
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