Regina Dorado and 2 Children Killed in Rear-End Crash on Interstate 5 [Merced County, CA]

Woman and Grandchildren Fatally Injured in Two-Car Collision near Taglio Road

 
MERCED COUNTY, CA (July 17, 2018) – Three people were killed early Tuesday morning and two others were hospitalized after a big rig rear-ended a vehicle on Interstate 5.
 
According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision took place shortly after 2:00 AM near Taglio Road. 56-year-old Ontario resident Braulio Martinez was northbound on Interstate 5 when he failed to stop for slow traffic that was due to an unrelated incident.
 
Martinez’s 2011 Freightliner slammed into the back of a 2012 Dodge Caravan, driven by 57-year-old Regina Dorado of Covina. The impact pushed the vehicle into the center median.
 
Dorado and her two grandchildren – a 6-year-old girl and a 10-year-old girl – sustained fatal injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene. Her other grandchild, a 6-year-old girl, was airlifted to the Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera after suffering major injuries. A fifth occupant, identified as 19-year-old Raylene Valencia, was transported to Memorial Hospital in Modesto with minor injuries.
 
No other information has been released to the public at this time.

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Sweet Law offers our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Regina Dorado and her grandchildren. Our thoughts are with them during this difficult time. May they all rest in peace.

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