Orange Police Set Up Fund to Aid Mother of Toddler Who Was Killed
Members of the Police Department and the City of Orange Police Assn. have created a trust fund to help the mother of a toddler killed when a car jumped a curb, officials said Friday.
Maria Castillo was standing on the southeast corner of Chapman Avenue and Hewes Street with her son, Daniel Serna, in a stroller at 6 p.m. Tuesday when a car veered off the road, hitting the stroller and a light pole, police said.
The toddler died shortly afterward at Western Medical Center-Santa Ana.
The crash remained under investigation Friday, police said. It remains unclear why the driver, an 18-year-old Trabuco Canyon woman, swerved at the corner, police said.
Anyone wishing to contribute to the Daniel Serna Memorial can make a check payable to the City of Orange Police Assn., with the notation that it is for the fund. The association will then forward the money to Daniel’s family, police said.
Information: Sgt. Jim Hudson at (714) 744-7462.
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