Toddler killed by DUI driver at grandmothers gravesite as anguished mom speaks out

A 1-year-old girl was killed at a Sacramento cemetery on Sunday while visiting her grandmother’s gravesite with her family for Día de los Muertos — after allegedly being struck by a drunk driver.The driver is now in custody on a manslaughter charge.Miguel Guzman, 50, was arrested and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail, according to police.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story He faces several charges, including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and other DUI-related offenses.Sacramento police responded to the crash near St.Mary Cemetery shortly before 5 p.m.

Janessa Milagro Mazur Diaz, the 1-year-old girl, and her father were found injured at the scene.The child later died from her injuries at the hospital, according to her family.The child’s mother, Jackline Patino Diaz, told KCRA 3 that the family had recently celebrated Janessa’s first birthday.“We were just celebrating, never in a bad mood,” she said.Meanwhile, the child’s father, who was also injured in the crash, remains in the ICU with broken ribs, a fractured nose and skull.Diaz told KCRA 3 about the heartbreaking moment she had to tell him their daughter had died.“The first thing he asked me when I walked in the room was, ‘Where’s my baby?’ and I had to tell him she was gone,” she told the TV news station.“She’s not here with us anymore.

It’s so crazy to think that we were just sitting at the cemetery, and he just came and ran over her, and now she’s gone.She’s not here with us.”Guzman initially remained at the scene but allegedly attempted to leave before police detained him.

Investigators are now looking into the crash as a hit-and-run.The family has launched a GoFundMe to help cover Janessa’s funeral costs, her father’s medical expenses an...