A 4-year-old Gilroy boy died after the car he was traveling in
was struck by a tractor-trailer truck and another vehicle on
Highway 156.
A 4-year-old Gilroy boy died after the car he was traveling in was struck by a tractor-trailer truck and another vehicle on Highway 156.
Alex Navarro and 48-year-old Maria Almanza-Romero from Castroville were killed Friday as a result of the collision west of Meridian Road in Monterey County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Hollister resident Ron Williams, 52, was driving the truck westbound when he noticed Romero’s 1992 Honda Accord stopped in the traffic lane preparing to make a left turn into a private driveway, according to the CHP. Williams attempted to evade the car but was unable to stop in time and struck Romero’s car sending her spinning across eastbound traffic lanes, according to the CHP.
Williams’ truck continued into eastbound traffic after rear-ending Romero’s vehicle, where CHP officials say he struck the 2003 Chrysler Sebring carrying the boy and 29-year-old Gilroy driver Cassandra Jones.
Jones’ car – which the CHP says was hit by Romero and Williams – was pushed off the south roadway edge.
Jones was taken to Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, where she was treated for minor injuries, according to the CHP.
Cynthia del Torro of Gilroy, whose son was close friends with Navarro, believes Jones has been released from the hospital. The Natividad Medical Center has not returned phone calls and the CHP had no updates to report on Jones.
CHP spokesman Robert Lehman said the investigation is ongoing and no cause has been released.
“Although it doesn’t appear that drugs or alcohol have played any part,” he said.
Williams sustained minor injuries, and was treated at the scene.
