Cyclist Killed, Jessica Carrillo Arrested after Fatal Rancho Cucamonga Crash on Archibald Avenue
Rancho Cucamonga, California (June 29, 2022) – Authorities have arrested Jessica Carrillo, 19, after a fatal DUI collision that killed a bicyclist on Saturday evening near the Pacific Electric Trail crossing in Rancho Cucamonga.
According to a report by the CHP officials, the collision was reported at 6:50 p.m. on June 25, on Archibald Avenue.
A witness told authorities he was heading south on Archibald Avenue when he ran a red light and hit the bicyclist cycling west on the trail across the Avenue.
Firefighters and medical personnel arrived at the scene and declared the rider dead at the scene. The name of the deceased was not immediately provided, awaiting notification of family.
Authorities later arrested Carrillo, the San Bernardino woman, for driving under the influence of alcohol with .08 percent alcohol content, DUI causing injury, and gross vehicular manslaughter.
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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