Father arrested in fatal DUI crash in Imperial County
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) - There are new developments in the crash which left a child dead and one man arrested over the weekend.
According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the four-year-old girl who died and the 36-year-old man who was arrested are a father and daughter from Riverside County.
CHP says the crash happened Saturday, October 18 at around 6:20 p.m. in an open desert north of State Route 78, near Old Mine Road.
CHP said the man was driving a 2024 Can-Am Maverick "in an easterly direction at an unknown speed."
For reasons unknown, CHP said the man hit a "raised dirt berm" and overturned "onto the terrain within the desert."
As a result, CHP said the man suffered minor injuries while the girl ejected from the Can-Am. The girl died at the scene, CHP said.
During the investigation, CHP said the man was the only person wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, and said he was arrested for "suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol."
The investigation remains ongoing.
