a man collided to kill his wife, who managed to prevent the deaths of their four children

A man drives on a highway with his wife and four children he intentionally diverted his vehicle to the opposite hand and collided head-on with a truck. The resulting accident ended tragically: his 26-year-old wife died instantly and her children were injured. The 31-year-old driver, who was behind the wheel of a Lincoln pickup truck, tried to escape but was arrested.

The dramatic event happened on August 12 on the 101 freeway in Enciso, Los Angeles, California. Caesar Iban Torres he was arrested and charged with murder and child abuse. Apparently his wife Aime Garcia He noticed the maneuver and managed to touch the wheel of the pickup truck, preventing the children from dying in the accident. “Mom saved us”said one of the minors, according to US media, who is hospitalized with his brothers at Ronald Reagan Hospital, UCLA.

Cesar Iban Torres was charged on Monday with murder, child abuse and other charges related to the fatal accident he caused. The man intentionally took the wrong turn on the 101 freeway in Ventura, causing a head-on collision in which his partner was killed and his own children injured.

Torres, 31, will be charged with one count of murder, assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest, as well as four counts each of attempted murder and minor abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause serious bodily injury or death. Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

County District Attorney George Gascón said: “A family has been devastated by this tragic collision which has leaves four young children without their mother. “ The accident caused by Torres resulted in the death of Aimee García, 26, and left the couple’s four children, aged 1 to 7, with minor injuries.

Violence

Aimee García, 26, was traveling with her partner Cesar Iban Torres and their four children in an SUV which entered Highway 101 in the opposite direction and intentionally crashed into a truck, killing the woman instantly.

The emergency was reported on Thursday August 12 and 24 hours later, Those close to García accused Torres of being abusive and violent.

“Unfortunately, was a victim of domestic violence for many years. The assailant achieved his goal and stepped in the wrong direction, intentionally killing my niece. Thank goodness the children are fine, but very traumatized, ”said Aimee’s uncle.

Although the causes of the woman’s death are still under investigation by the authorities, the pre-accident circumstances described by the victim’s family indicate that the couple’s relationship was bad.

The emergency reported on Thursday August 12 on Highway 405 near Encino was preceded by Absurd calls from Torres to one of Garcia’s brothers.

According to a statement by Juan Zavala, García’s brother, to local media, his brother-in-law told him that: “God spoke to him and said he had to hand him over to his family.

Another call was reportedly made by one of the woman’s children a few minutes before the accident. The miner assured that “Their parents were having trouble taking control of the wheel and their mother saved them.”

According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), Torres attempted to flee the scene of the crash. However, he was detained despite his resistance to the authorities.

The person responsible for the fatal accident was arrested on $ 1,000,000 bail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles, and faces felony charges.