Roberto Bolanos, 48, and Maria Bolanos, 45, killed, and one injured in head-on car crash on Highway 4 near Discovery Bay, California

Modified Date: 
Thu, 03/17/2016 - 1:44pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, March 13, 2016

2 DEAD IN CRASH ON HWY 4 IN DISCOVERY BAY

Officials say a car swerved and hit another car head on. One car was carrying six people, including three children, went into a ravine.

Two adults were killed and one was injured. The children were all rescued.

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Another adult was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries.

The children range in age from two to seven years old.

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A man, identified as 41-year-old Francisco Barrera, of San Paublo, was driving a Chevy S-10 east on Highway 4, and for an unknown reason, crossed over into the eastbound lane, hitting the Dodge head-on, according to officers.

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The driver and his wife were killed. Their three children, ages 10, 9 and 2, were taken to the hospital for minor injuries and are doing OK.

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Though the couple's identities had not yet been publicly confirmed Monday afternoon, friends say the couple were Roberto Bolanos, 48, and his 45-year-old wife, Maria Bolanos. They died at the scene of the accident on Highway 4, about a mile east of the Old River Bridge in San Joaquin County, near Discovery Bay, California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer Khalid Rashid said.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Francisco Barrera
LeQinn Johnson
Roberto Bolanos
Maria Bolanos
Roadway: 
Highway 4

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