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Nannies’ families seek justice in Imperial County

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December 4, 2020 7:27 PM
Published 1:37 PM

Brazilian women killed in car crash in 2019 - News 11's Gianella Ghiglino reports

Correction: The location of the accident was incorrectly identified as Slab City in a previous version of this story.

CALIPATRIA, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - Last October two nannies from Brazil decided to take a road trip all over California. They decided to make a stop at one of Southern California's gems - Salvation Mountain. However, Salvation Mountain would be their last destination.

The two nannies left Salvation Mountain and their car was hit by a Coachella Valley Water District car on Schrimpf Road and English Road.

One women was pronounced dead on scene the other died at the hospital.

A year later, the family is still seeking justice. They filed a lawsuit against the Coachella Valley Water District citing the driver of the vehicle was driving at an unsafe speed.

According to a California Highway Patrol investigation, the driver Josue Gonzalez van sensors recorded his speed at 61 miles per hour when he struck the vehicle.

“In a company vehicle and the driver didn’t have the good sense to at least reduce his speed at the intersection. it’s absurd,” said Rogerio Pinto de Silva, one of the deceased's brother in law.

Attorney Michael Stone-Molloy, representing the families of the deceased says the family wants to bring awareness to this case because while there is a stop sign in that intersection there are many roads in Imperial County that don’t and are dangerous.

Kevin R. Cayton Senior Deputy District Attorney of Imperial County said Because the case is currently under review, they do not have a comment at this time. 

They also filed a lawsuit against Imperial County for not installing a stop sign.

Several weeks after the accident Imperial County put a stop sign on that intersection.

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Gianella Ghiglino

Peruvian-born and LA raised Gianella Ghiglino joins the team from the San Fernando valley. “LA is the place that taught me how to breath and Peru is my breath.” She says she was inspired by the community she grew up in and began documenting her experience through poetry at the age of 7. “I wrote about everything I saw, felt and everything that inspired me.” When she entered High School she joined her school news station and realized that broadcast journalism allowed her to pursue her passion and her purpose all at once. Gianella attended Cal State Northridge and received a Bachelors degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Spanish Broadcast Journalism, and Political Science. She did several internships while in College but most notably interned for PBS’s local LA station for three years. “My purpose is to share my story and of those in my community, my passion is writing.”

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