A man with two DUI convictions was again intoxicated behind the wheel when he crashed into a sedan carrying a family in Victorville, Calif., killing a husband and his wife's unborn child, officials and relatives said.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department says Alexander Delapaz-Perez, 56, was under the influence Saturday about 1:45 a.m. when he ran a stop sign on Amethyst Road at Mojave Drive and broadsided a Honda Accord.
In the Accord were driver Angel Barranco, 35; his wife, Barbara Velasco, 23, who was seven months pregnant; and her mother, Monica Alarcon, 42, all from Adelanto, authorities said.
Perez was northbound when he hit the driver's side of Barranco's car, according to investigators.
Perez suffered minor injuries in the crash, and Angel Barranco died. Family members told KTLA that Velasco lost her baby. She and Alarcon suffered "major injuries" but survived, authorities said.
Family members have created a GoFundMe account to help with funeral costs.
Perez was booked on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and causing great bodily injury while intoxicated once he was released from the hospital. Drivers who have prior DUI convictions and are responsible for fatal crashes while intoxicated can be charged with murder in some circumstances.
