Crash Kills Man, Hurts Pregnant Wife
A Mission Hills man was killed and his pregnant wife was critically injured Sunday in San Fernando when their car was struck by a vehicle driven by a suspected drunk driver, the San Fernando Police Department reported.
Daniel Lewis Miramontes, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 3:30 p.m. crash at Glenoaks Boulevard and Harding Street, Sgt. Michael Harvey said. His wife, Diane Miramontes, was taken to Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, where doctors surgically removed her 9-month-old fetus. The infant boy was in critical condition Sunday night, Harvey said.
Police arrested Cruz Rodriguez, 39, of Sun Valley on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter. Rodriguez suffered minor injuries, Harvey said.
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