A driver in Utah was arrested in an accident that killed a 26-year-old bride who was on her way home from her wedding reception on Friday, authorities said.
Manaure Gonzalez-Rea, 36, was suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol when he crashed his Toyota pickup truck head-on into the victim’s Toyota Corolla, the Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) said. Gonzalez-Rea was driving south on the north lanes of I-15 near Salt Lake City just after 1 a.m.
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The 26-year-old victim has been identified as Angelica Gabrielle Jimenez Dhondup. A 20-year-old passenger on the Corolla was admitted to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to police, the victim was on her way home from her own wedding when she was beaten and killed. Her family was also traveling home from the event and was nearby at the time of the accident.
A Toyota Corolla (pictured left) was hit head-on by a Toyota pickup (left) driving south on the northern lanes of I-15 near Salt Lake City on Friday, authorities said.
(Utah Highway Patrol)
Dhondup just married their high school sweetheart, the family said on a GoFundMe page. She leaves behind two sons and a daughter who she was a week away from adopting.
The collision caused Gonzalez-Rea’s pickup truck to overturn on the roadway. A passerby stopped to help him and a passenger in the truck. But Gonzalez-Rea then stole the Good Samaritan’s pickup truck and was quickly arrested by soldiers a few miles away.
Debris, including dozens of beer cans, littered I-15 heading north after a fatal accident heading in the wrong direction near Salt Lake City at around 1:11 a.m. on Friday.
(Utah Highway Patrol)
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Officials said Gonzalez-Rea had a distinct smell of alcohol on his breath and told police he drank three beers before the crash, FOX13 Salt Lake City reported. The results of an alcohol test were positive for alcohol, the station reported, citing court documents.
Gonzalez-Rea is charged with DUI criminal negligence of alcohol / drugs, theft, neglect in an accident resulting in death, driving under the influence of alcohol and / or drugs, and reckless driving. He was being held in the Salt Lake County Jail without bail.
At the weekend there were a total of six fatalities in five different car accidents, wrote UHP Col. Michael Rapich on Twitter.
“These are tragic and have created terrible circumstances,” said Rapich of the crashes. “As you wrap up this weekend of travel, please watch your speed, buckle up, avoid distractions and stay safe.
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