Drunk Woman Jumps Red Light And Rams Car Into Van Carrying 4 Children, Killing 2

A 43-year-old Californian woman has been charged with manslaughter after her car allegedly rammed a van and caused the death of two little sisters. The other two children in the van are in critical care.

Elizabeth Nungaray, a San Jose resident, was driving under the influence when she skipped the red light at Porterville and broadsided the Dodge Journey, in which the deceased girls, aged 11 and 8, were traveling, the police said.

Nungaray was driving southbound on Main Street when she allegedly ran the red light at the intersection of Orange Avenue around 3.15 p.m. Saturday, The Porterville Recorder reported.

Despite violently colliding with the van, Nungaray's car continued to move southbound and hit a third vehicle and a traffic light pole.

While the 11-year-old girl died at the scene, her 8-year-old sister succumbed to injuries in a nearby hospital.

Police said there were two other children in the vehicle, a 4-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl. They were immediately airlifted to a children's trauma center. They suffered major injuries and are in critical condition, reported ABC 30.

According to a GoFundMe page started by the family of the deceased children, the 13-year-old girl is in a critical condition and "intubated with 50% possibility of not being able to walk and will need extensive physical therapy."

An investigation into the incident by the Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) determined Nungaray "had caused this collision by operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol."

The accused will face charges including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and causing an injury traffic collision while impaired. She is held at the Tulare County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.

The police have also urged people with information about the incident to contact Sergeant Erik Martinez at (559) 782-7400.

In March, Houston had witnessed a similar tragedy in which a mother and her three children were killed when a drunk driver crashed into her car, causing it to burst into flames and resulted in a seven-car pile-up. Police arrested 35-year-old Daniel Canada in connection with the incident. He was found with a blood-alcohol level of 0.15 at the time of the crash.