Jessica Nieto Arrested after Fatal Temecula Accident on Highway 79
Temecula, California (July 26, 2022) – Jessica Nieto, 33, of Temecula, was arrested after a suspected DUI crash that left a child dead in Temecula on Sunday evening, according to a report by the California Highway Patrol.
The incident took place on Highway 79 and Anza Road at about 6:25 p.m. on July 24.
According to the CHP, Nieto was driving a 2011 Honda Pilot west on Highway 79 when she drifted off the right shoulder of the highway, then overcorrected into the eastbound side.
The Honda collided with an oncoming 2011 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Benjamin Mauldin, 46, of Thermal.
Jessica Nieto Arrested after Deadly Temecula Collision on Highway 79
An 8-year-old girl in the Honda was killed in the collision.
Two other children in the Honda, a 12-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl, were transported to Riverside County Regional Medical Center for treatment of major injuries.
Mauldin and a 43-year-old female passenger in the Chevrolet were taken to hospital with major injuries.
A 12-year-old girl in the Chevrolet suffered minor injuries.
The woman driving the Honda was hospitalized with major injuries.
Nieto was arrested on suspicion of DUI, child endangerment, and gross vehicular manslaughter.
The crash is under investigation.
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