A 26-year-old woman is facing a manslaughter charge after another woman was killed in a head-on crash in Mission Viejo in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
The crash occurred at about 1:45 a.m. at Marguerite Parkway and Pueblonuevo Drive, and when deputies arrived, they found that a Chevrolet Malibu and Toyota Camry had collided head-on, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.
“Based on the preliminary investigation, it appears the Chevrolet Malibu was driving the wrong way in southbound lanes of Marguerite Parkway and collided with the Toyota Camry head-on,” officials said.
The driver of the Camry, only identified as a woman in her 60s, was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The driver and passenger in the Malibu were injured and hospitalized, and that driver, Geraldine Caicedo-Perez, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and gross vehicular manslaughter.
Caicedo-Perez did not appear in a search of jail records, but deputies said she was booked into the Orange County Jail. Her bail and next court date were not available.
Anyone with information about this crash is asked to call the OCSD Traffic Bureau at 949-425-1860.
To report information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.
