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Two Salinas California Girls Killed, Two Injured in Monterey Accident


December 06, 2007
Topic: Auto Accidents

Two teenage girls from Salinas, California were killed and two others in the same car were injured when the driver lost control of the 2000 black Jaguar they were in.

17-year-old Romelia Garcia Rico was driving. She was unlicensed. Both she and Karen Aldaco were ejected from their seats when the Jaguar went across an embankment through a fence and across Monterey Road, landing near the sidewalk on its roof. Rico was wearing her seat belt. Aldaco was not.

The other two passengers in the car, 20-year-old Rogelia Ornelas, and a 15-year-old girl were rushed to nearby San Jose hospitals.

California Highway Patrol officials, say they are investigating into the role of drugs and alcohol in the crash. They don't have a lot of information on how fast the car was going, or what caused Rico to lose control of the car.

If you've been injured in a crash that was caused by drunk driving, call the experienced California accident lawyers at The Reeves Law Group for a free consultation.


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