Brianna Gonzalez Killed in French Valley Car Crash at Auld Road and Pourroy Road
French Valley, California (July 11, 2022) – 17-year-old Brianna Gonzalez, of Winchester, has been identified as the girl who was killed in a collision at an intersection in French Valley on Saturday afternoon.
At around 12:40 p.m. on June 9, the California Highway Patrol responded to a traffic collision at Auld and Pourroy roads.
A 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling eastbound on Auld when it collided with a 1996 Buick Regal that was waiting to make a left turn from southbound Pourroy.
The impact of the collision caused the Jeep to overturn, ejecting the girl who was in the right front passenger seat.
Gonzalez landed on the sidewalk and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Jeep, identified only as a 47-year-old Winchester woman, was rushed to Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar for treatment of moderate injuries.
The 21-year-old Moreno Valley man who was driving the Buick was unhurt.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
Crash Fatalities in California Went Up in 2021, Early Federal Estimates Show
Newly released estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that fatalities caused by traffic crashes on U.S. freeways reached a 16-year high in 2021.
The crash deaths also increased in almost every state, including California, according to NHTSA.
According to the Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021 report released by NHTSA, about 42,915 people were killed in traffic collisions in 2021 in the U.S. This shows a 10.5% increase from the 38,828 fatalities reported in 2020.
NHTSA says the projection is the highest number of traffic deaths since 2005 as well as the largest percentage rise in the history of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
In California, 4,258 people died in traffic collisions in 2021 – a 10.7% increase from 2020's 3,847, as per the NHTSA report titled – “Crash Stats: Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021.”
According to the traffic deaths estimates, in the two-state region that includes Arizona and California, crash fatalities in 2021 are projected to go up by 10% over the previous year.
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