Not surprisingly, alcohol has been found to be the culprit in yet another deadly crash, this time the one that occurred on San Juan Road in North Monterey County, California on Sunday.

The accident, which took place shortly before 9 pm, involved a Dodge Intrepid and a Toyota Camry. Both vehicles overturned on impact. The California Highway Patrol now says the driver of the Dodge, Jeanette Sandoval, was possibly intoxicated at the time of the crash – beer cans were found in the car after the accident.

Besides 25-year-old Sandoval herself, three other people were killed. The driver of the Camry, and his two passengers were also killed. This was a deadly crash even by the standards of some of the other accidents that have taken place on San Juan Road in the past years. In March last year, two teenagers were killed when their pickup crashed into a trailer, while another driver was seriously injured after he crashed into a utility pole on the road.

Two passengers in the most recent crash have survived with severe injuries and are being treated at nearby hospitals. All the passengers in the crash save one reportedly were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash, which should give an inkling of the devastating impact.

Sadly enough, deadly as this tragedy has been, with a number of young lives cut short, we all know it won’t be the last we hear about. We’ve almost become inured to DUI accidents that are such a staple part of our streets, but when a group of youths and teenagers lose their lives because no one thought to take a ride home or ask someone to come pick them up instead, it does strike us as a sad and unnecessary waste.

If you have a loved-one who has been killed by a drunk driver, you need the help of an aggressive California personal injury attorney. Contact a lawyer at The Reeves Law Group for a free consultation.