The household of a Hesperia mother is ravaged after a DUI chauffeur slammed head-on into her automobile and eliminated her while leaving her children hospitalized.
On May 11, 36-year-old Lisette Villasenor and 2 of her children were driving along Highway 395, simply north of Poplar Street, when an SUV motorist swerved into approaching traffic, striking Lisette's cars and truck, authorities stated.
The SUV chauffeur was recognized as Jose Vargas, 41, from Adelanto, by the
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
The crash killed Lisette and left her two children with severe injuries. Cops found Vargas had numerous previous DUI convictions prior to the fatal crash that killed Lisette.
Lisette's household stays devastated and thinks the crash could've been avoided.
" Her kids, her hubby, her house, her family was whatever to her," stated Krystal Giron, Lisette's sister-in-law. "Everyone was caught because cars and truck so they needed to manage a piece of the automobile to get them out."
Lisette Villasenor in a household photo. The suspect's automobile is seen moments after the deadly accident on May 11, 2023.
Giron said she had actually just spoken to Lisette on the phone that early morning. At around 6:30 p.m. that evening, the unthinkable occurred.
Lisette had actually just dropped her son off at soccer practice and was driving her 12-year-old daughter Ashley to cheerleading tryouts. Her 6-year-old kid Daniel was likewise in the automobile when the fatal crash occurred.
Giron stated her sister-in-law passed away on impact. What Lisette's daughter did next however, may be the reason the girl's little brother is still alive today.
" In a 2nd, she's like, 'No, I have to call 911,'" Giron said of Ashley's quick thinking. "' I need to conserve my little sibling's life and my mom.'".
Lisette Villasenor's 3 kids in a household image.
The violent crash left 6-year-old Daniel hospitalized in the ICU while Ashley was likewise transported to a local trauma center. Five days later, Daniel was released from the healthcare facility. His family stated he's now recovering in the house.
The suspect, Vargas, was unimpaired from the crash and has actually considering that been charged with murder, authorities said.
Vargas has numerous DUI convictions covering numerous counties consisting of Orange, L.A.,
San Bernardino and
San Diego, according to the
San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office.
Authorities stated Vargas was offered the "Watson Advisement" for a minimum of 2 of the convictions.
The advisement is a formal statement that "states if you continue this behavior now understanding that it's deadly and it could cause injury or death and you continue this habits and it results in the loss of life, you can be charged with murder," described Jacquelyn Rodriguez, a
San Bernardino County DA spokesperson.
Lisette's family is now defending justice while likewise looking for harsher penalties when it pertains to driving while intoxicated, hoping this will never ever happen to another person's family.
" It should not take the death of somebody's life for a DUI arrest to be taken seriously," stated Giron.
A GoFundMe project has actually been produced to assist the family with funeral and medical costs.
Vargas pled not guilty to the charges in court last Monday. He is due back in court later on this month.
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