Man charged with murder for death of mother, child killed in DUI crash
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LOS ANGELES - A man was charged with murder for the death of a mother and her 10-year-old daughter after crashing into them head-on while driving under the influence of alcohol.
Diego Santoscruz, 27, was charged with two counts of murder; two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated; and two counts of driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage causing injury.
On August 17, at approximately 1:04 p.m., Santoscruz was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol when he struck the victim's vehicle head-on near the intersection of Temple City Blvd. and Gidley St. in Temple City.
Jennifer Argueta and her 10-year-old daughter, Sabrina, who were passengers in the vehicle were killed in the crash. The child’s father, who was driving, was injured.
A passenger in Santoscruz’s car was also injured.
Santoscruz is being held on $4,255,000 bail. If convicted as charged, Santoscruz faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
A GoFundMe has been created to help support the Argueta family.