Last Updated on January 19, 2023 by C-CAR
A driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI, gross vehicular manslaughter and other counts after a collision Saturday afternoon left two pedestrians dead, including a teenage girl, in Bloomington.
The California Highway Patrol said in a statement that it happened at 3:46 p.m. when a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado pickup was traveling on Hawthorne Avenue eastbound, east of Palm Lane, when for unknown reasons it collided with a parked vehicle along the north curb of Hawthorne.
The parked vehicle then hit three pedestrians walking westbound along the north curb of Hawthorne.
Thirteen-year-old Mireya Cardenas was pronounced dead at the scene. Gloria Cardenas, 40, was taken to a hospital where she later died. They were both residents of Fontana. Information on the relationship between the two victims was not immediately available.
The third pedestrian remained in the hospital on Sunday recovering from serious injuries, said CHP Officer Ivan Sandoval.
The CHP said the Silverado driver was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, gross vehicular manslaughter, hit and run and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was identified as Josue E. Navarro, 43, of Fontana.
The crash is still under investigation and anyone with information about it was urged to contact Officer K. DeMartino at the San Bernardino CHP office at 909 383-4247.
