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Two people died and another adult and three children were injured in a Sacramento County crash in which alcohol is believed to have played a role, officials said. The California Highway Patrol said it received a report of a head-on crash at Highway 160 and Sherman Island Road around 12:17 a.m. Saturday. On Monday afternoon, CHP issued a clarification regarding those involved in the accident. According to the CHP, a gray Nissan SUV traveling southbound on Highway 160 at an unknown speed was driven by a 26-year-old Antioch man. At the same time, a silver Lexus SUV was traveling northbound on Highway 160, south of Sherman Island Road, at an unknown speed, CHP said. In this vehicle there was a 33-year-old driver, a 29-year-old passenger and three other children as passengers: a two-month-old, a ten-year-old and a five-year-old child. For reasons that are still unclear, CHP announced, the Nissan SUV entered the northbound lane and collided head-on with the Lexus. The driver of the Nissan, who was believed to be driving under the influence, died, CHP said. The Sacramento County coroner identified him as John Malley. Jessica Hay, the 29-year-old passenger in the Lexus SUV, was the other person who died. The driver of the Lexus was taken to a Bay Area hospital with serious injuries to a 5-year-old girl and a 2-month-old girl. The 10-year-old was taken to a hospital in Sacramento, CHP said. Hay was the mother of the three children in the vehicle, her aunt Cynthia confirmed to KCRA 3. The driver was Hay’s boyfriend and the father of the two-month-old child, she said. They were driving back to Rio Vista from the Bay Area. Highway 160 was closed for about an hour while officers investigated. Jessica Hay’s family has launched a GoFundMe to help with medical and funeral expenses. Click here for more info. Editor’s Note (May 13, 2024): This article has been updated to reflect new information and clarification from CHP about who was in each vehicle involved in the accident. For more coverage of top California stories, click here | Download our app.

RIO VISTA, Calif. –

Two people died and another adult and three children were injured in a Sacramento County crash in which alcohol is believed to have played a role, officials said.

The California Highway Patrol said it received a report of a head-on crash at Highway 160 and Sherman Island Road around 12:17 a.m. Saturday.

On Monday afternoon, CHP issued a clarification regarding those involved in the accident.

According to CHP, a 26-year-old Antioch man was driving a gray Nissan SUV traveling south on Highway 160 at an unknown speed.

At the same time, a silver Lexus SUV was traveling at an unknown speed northbound on Highway 160, south of Sherman Island Road, CHP said. In this vehicle there was a 33-year-old driver, a 29-year-old passenger and three other children as passengers: a two-month-old, a ten-year-old and a five-year-old child.

For reasons that are not yet known, the Nissan SUV veered into the northbound lane and collided head-on with the Lexus, according to the CHP.

The driver of the Nissan, who was believed to be driving under the influence, died, CHP said. The Sacramento County coroner identified him as John Malley.

Jessica Hay, the 29-year-old passenger in the Lexus SUV, was the other person who died.

The driver of the Lexus was taken to a Bay Area hospital with serious injuries, along with the 5-year-old girl and 2-month-old child. The 10-year-old was taken to a hospital in Sacramento, CHP said.

Hay was the mother of the three children in the vehicle, her aunt Cynthia confirmed to KCRA 3. The driver was Hay’s boyfriend and the father of the two-month-old child, she said.

They were driving back to Rio Vista from the Bay Area.

Highway 160 was closed for approximately an hour while officers investigated.

Jessica Hay’s family has launched a GoFundMe to help with medical and funeral expenses. Click here for more info.

Editor’s Note (May 13, 2024): This article has been updated to reflect new information and clarification from CHP about who was in each vehicle involved in the accident.

For more coverage of California’s top stories, click here | Download our app.

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