SAN DIEGO, CA – The family of 65-year-old Monica Cameroni De Adams is demanding answers and accountability from the San Diego Police Department after her heavily decomposed body was discovered in her totaled minivan a month after a drunk driving collision. De Adams, who was experiencing homelessness, was found on December 6, 2023, in the middle seat of her 2001 Honda Odyssey at the Allied Gardens Tow Company, where it had been stored since a November 5th crash.
According to a legal claim filed by De Adams’ family, she was sleeping in her parked van on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard when it was rear-ended by a drunk driver, Jordan Lopez. The family alleges that San Diego Police officers, including Officer Matthew Brace, failed to properly check the vehicle for occupants after the collision. Instead, the severely injured De Adams was left inside, and her van was towed to the tow yard.
The incident began in the early morning hours of November 5th when officers responded to a collision involving Lopez, who was driving a white Hyundai. According to the collision investigation obtained by CBS 8 , Lopez admitted to having consumed four beers and told Officer Brace he had made an “oopsie.” He was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence…