{"id":387076,"date":"2026-07-05T17:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/387076\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T17:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:02:08","slug":"californian-19-killed-in-horrifying-crash-after-18-year-old-womans-deadly-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/387076\/","title":{"rendered":"Californian, 19, killed in horrifying crash after 18-year-old woman&#8217;s deadly mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman have died after she <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/02\/us-news\/mom-pregnant-with-twins-slain-after-horror-crash-in-apple-valley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ran a stop sign<\/a> and plowed her Chevy into his Jeep.<\/p>\n<p>Bobby Criado died Saturday after suffering major injuries in the smash, which happened around 10 p.m. Tuesday at an intersection in Madera County.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/19\/us-news\/chp-launches-statewide-dui-crackdown-ahead-of-summer-weekend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">California Highway Patrol<\/a> said Esmeralda Marcela Gutierrez was driving her Chevy Malibu and was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Bobby Criado died Saturday after suffering injuries in the smash, which happened Tuesday night in Madera County. CHP<\/p>\n<p>Criado had been airlifted to a hospital with major <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/21\/health\/brain-injuries-are-surging-from-e-bike-and-scooter-crashes-in-nyc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">brain trauma<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>His family later said doctors told them his injuries were not expected to be survivable.<\/p>\n<p>A 21-year-old woman riding in the Chevy suffered minor injuries. <\/p>\n<p>The Jeep that Criado was in saw the 25-year-old driver and a 10-year-old passenger sustain minor to moderate injuries.<\/p>\n<p>CHP said Esmeralda Marcela Gutierrez was driving her Chevy Malibu and was pronounced dead at the scene. GoFundMe<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Criado had been airlifted to hospital with major injuries, including brain trauma.  Obtained by the CA Post<\/p>\n<p>A vigil was held Thursday for Gutierrez and Criado while he remained in critical condition. <\/p>\n<p>Officials publicly identified Gutierrez on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and authorities have not said whether alcohol or drugs played a role.<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy prompted an outpouring of condolences online, with one Instagram user writing, \u201cThey just opened that intersection. That\u2019s horrible. 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