All 11 people in Sacramento crash where 3 died are related, family says

Sacramento police believe speeding may have caused crash that killed mother, 3 and 5-year-old children

Sacramento police believe speeding may have caused crash that killed mother, 3 and 5-year-old children

FROM MICHELLE. WELL, TY, THIS IS SUCH A TREMENDOUS LOSS FOR THAT FAMILY. AND THE GRANDFATHER TELLS ME THAT EVERYONE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ARE ALL RELATED AND HE SAYS, THOUGH AND SOME OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS TELL US THAT THEY REALLY ARE FEELING THE LOVE AND THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. AND IT REALLY IS EVIDENT IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MEMORIAL WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STOPPING BY THE PAST THREE DAYS, BUILDING THIS MEMORIAL DEDICATED TO THE CHILDREN AND TO SHAUNA, THE YOUNG MOTHER, YOU CAN SEE STUFFED ANIMALS, FLOWERS, CANDLES, BALLOONS. THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, A FAMILY WRAPPED AROUND THIS TREE. THIS IS WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AND THEY ALL ARE HERE JUST TO REMEMBER THIS YOUNG MOTHER AND THE CHILDREN INVOLVED. AND SHE’S ONE IN CRITICAL TO THESE TWO, PASSED AWAY WITH AN ACHING HEART. IT’S A LOT TO TAKE IN RIGHT NOW. A GRANDFATHER TRIES TO PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER OF A LOSS SO DEEP. I’M JUST SAD THAT IT HAPPENED THIS WAY. I THIS IS SOMETHING I NEVER PREPARED MYSELF FOR. TERRY MANGRUM DROVE TO SACRAMENTO FROM ARIZONA, COMPELLED TO MAKE THIS HIS FIRST STOP. I BROKE DOWN ON MY WAY COMING HERE, THE SCENE OF WHERE HE LOST HIS THREE YEAR OLD GRANDSON, ZAYDEN. HE WAS A GOOD, BRIGHT KID. HIS SIX YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER, LAYLA, SURVIVED THE CRASH. SHE’S AT THE POINT WHERE SHE’S FIGHTING, HE SAYS. LAYLA IS CRITICAL AND HAS SEVERAL BROKEN BONES. SHE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU BEING THERE LIKE SHE’LL HOLD YOUR HAND, SHE’LL MOVE. BUT IT’S A BATTLE. MY SON IS UP THERE RIGHT NOW WITH HER. SACRAMENTO POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING. DETECTIVE BELIEVE THE DRIVER WAS SPEEDING, LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND SLAMMED INTO THE TREE ON SAN JUAN ROAD. THEY SAY NONE OF THE CHILDREN WERE IN PROPER RESTRAINTS. MANGRUM SAYS ZAYDEN WAS SITTING ON HIS MOTHER’S LAP IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND BOTH WERE THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. AND HE SAYS HE WANTED TO BE HERE FOR HIS SON. ZIDANE’S FATHER. YOU HAVE TO BE STRONG FOR ONE ANOTHER, BUT IT’S HARD TO BE STRONG FOR ONE ANOTHER WHEN ONE IS STILL YOU. EVERY TIME I TALK TO MY SON ABOUT IT, HE BREAKS DOWN, MAN. INGRAM ASKED THE COMMUNITY TO HELP HIS FAMILY HEAL. JUST PRAY FOR EVERYBODY. JUST PRAY FOR HIM. AND THAT’S WHAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DOING HERE TODAY. STOPPING BY THE MEMORIAL, SAYING A PRAYER, THINKING ABOUT EVERYONE WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THIS CRASH AND JUST THINKING ABOUT THE CHILDREN. NOW, THE AGES OF THOSE KIDS WHO ARE IN THIS ACCIDENT, AGED IN RAIN, THEIR AGE IS WERE FROM THREE YEARS OLD TO EIGHT YEARS OLD. AND THEY ALL SUFFERED SERIOUS TO CRITICAL INJURIES. AND WE’RE TOLD THAT THE FAMILY WAS ACTUALLY HEADING HOME FROM A POOL PARTY. POLICE SAY THAT THE MEDICS ALSO TOOK THE DRIVER OF THE CAR TO THE HOSPITAL. BUT WE ARE UNAWARE OF HER CONDITION TONIGHT, REPORTING LIVE IN SACRAMENTO, MICHELLE BANDUR, KCRA THREE NEWS. MICH

All 11 people in Sacramento crash where 3 died are related, family says

Sacramento police believe speeding may have caused crash that killed mother, 3 and 5-year-old children

All 11 people involved in a Sacramento crash that left three dead were related, according to the family.The driver of the sedan carrying all 11 passengers, for reasons unknown, lost control and crashed into a tree, according to the Sacramento Police Department. Two women were in the car, one of them died at the scene, and another was seriously injured. The other nine passengers were children ages 3-8.Sacramento police said the driver was speeding Wednesday night around 8:15 p.m. when she slammed into the tree on San Juan Road west of Northgate Boulevard. Detectives said none of the children were in proper restraints in the car. It's evident from the memorial at the crash site children were involved. People have been stopping by with flowers, toys, stuffed animals, dolls and Spider-Man toys to remember the young mother and the children. The grandfather of the youngest victim drove in from Arizona and made his first stop at the memorial."I'm just sad that it happened this way," Terry Mangram said. "This is something I never prepared myself for."Mangram said his grandson, 3-year-old Zayden Mangram, 3, was "very bright and happy."He said his granddaughter, 6-year-old Jalayla remains in critical condition. He described Jalayla as somebody who "can recognize you being there.""She will hold your hand. She will move," Mangram said.Both children lost their mother, Shawna. Mangram said Zayden was sitting on his mother's lap in the front passenger seat and both were thrown through the windshield. Shawna died at the scene. Zayden died at the hospital, according to Mangram.He said he also wanted to be here for his son, Zayden's father."You have to be strong for one another but it's hard," Mangram said. "Every time I talk to my son about it, he breaks down."Mangram asks for the community to help his family heal."Just pray for everybody. Pray for them," Mangram said.Police said medics also took the driver to the hospital. There is no word on her condition or if charges will be filed. The driver has not been identified.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

All 11 people involved in a Sacramento crash that left three dead were related, according to the family.

The driver of the sedan carrying all 11 passengers, for reasons unknown, lost control and crashed into a tree, according to the Sacramento Police Department. Two women were in the car, one of them died at the scene, and another was seriously injured. The other nine passengers were children ages 3-8.

Sacramento police said the driver was speeding Wednesday night around 8:15 p.m. when she slammed into the tree on San Juan Road west of Northgate Boulevard. Detectives said none of the children were in proper restraints in the car.

It's evident from the memorial at the crash site children were involved. People have been stopping by with flowers, toys, stuffed animals, dolls and Spider-Man toys to remember the young mother and the children.

The grandfather of the youngest victim drove in from Arizona and made his first stop at the memorial.

"I'm just sad that it happened this way," Terry Mangram said. "This is something I never prepared myself for."

Mangram said his grandson, 3-year-old Zayden Mangram, 3, was "very bright and happy."

He said his granddaughter, 6-year-old Jalayla remains in critical condition. He described Jalayla as somebody who "can recognize you being there."

"She will hold your hand. She will move," Mangram said.

Both children lost their mother, Shawna.

Mangram said Zayden was sitting on his mother's lap in the front passenger seat and both were thrown through the windshield. Shawna died at the scene. Zayden died at the hospital, according to Mangram.

He said he also wanted to be here for his son, Zayden's father.

"You have to be strong for one another but it's hard," Mangram said. "Every time I talk to my son about it, he breaks down."

Mangram asks for the community to help his family heal.

"Just pray for everybody. Pray for them," Mangram said.

Police said medics also took the driver to the hospital. There is no word on her condition or if charges will be filed. The driver has not been identified.

All 11 people in Sacramento crash where 3 died are related, family says

Sacramento police believe speeding may have caused crash that killed mother, 3 and 5-year-old children

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