A man is facing two counts of intoxication manslaughter after a crash Wednesday night killed a woman and her child in Pleasant Grove, officials say.
The crash was reported at about 11:15 p.m. at the intersection of Elam Road and North Masters Drive.
According to police, the SUV, a Toyota Sequoia, was turning left from Elam Road onto North Masters when a pickup entered the intersection and struck the SUV's right front corner. The pickup, a Ford F-150, was speeding at the time, police said.
The impact sent both vehicles spinning and caused the SUV to crash into a large steel light pole.
The driver of the SUV remains hospitalized in critical condition. A passenger in the SUV, 35-year-old Heladia Ochoa, was killed in the crash along with her 6-year-old son Santini Ochoa.
A passenger in the truck also suffred critical injuries.
Police said the driver of the pickup will be charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault.
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The intersection was closed for several hours overnight as police investigated.
Editor's note: Information shared by police and the medical examiner's office about the details of this crash, including who was injured or killed, has changed. We regret the errors.
