We’re learning new details about a suspected DUI crash that killed one person and seriously injured two others at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Bruce Street over Memorial Day weekend.
Maria Gonsalez, 21, is accused of being impaired and driving at a high rate of speed when her Ford Mustang collided with a Nissan truck driven by 49-year-old Juan Santana-Savalza, who was pronounced dead at the scene of the May 23 crash. A passenger in the Mustang suffered critical injuries.
WATCH | Channel 13 was at the scene of the crash early Saturday morning:
One dead following collision on Washington Avenue and Bruce Street
According to an arrest report obtained by Channel 13, Gonsalez had a prior charge of vehicular manslaughter related to an incident in 2023. The report also says the registration of the Mustang she was driving was suspended in January 2025, making the vehicle unregistered…