An Orange County family whose matriarch was killed when she was hit and killed by a drunk driver while on her way home from church on New Year’s Day is demanding justice, saying that just getting arrested is far from enough.
The crash happened at around 1:40 a.m. at the intersection of Marguerite Parkway and Pueblonuevo Drive, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
It was there that deputies arrived to find that two sedans had collided head-on, leaving 66-year-old Ynes Laguna-Soto with severe injuries. She was rushed to a nearby hospital where she later died, leaving her family feeling torn apart.
“My grandma was like an angel for the other people,” said Xiamena Granados, the victim’s granddaughter. “She could have hurt other people too.”
The other driver, since identified as 26-year-old Geraldine Caicedo-Perez, was also injured in the crash, but she survived her injuries. She was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and later booked for gross vehicular manslaughter, deputies said.