{"id":387116,"date":"2026-07-05T17:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/387116\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T17:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:55:11","slug":"california-teen-19-killed-in-horrifying-crash-after-18-year-old-womans-deadly-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/387116\/","title":{"rendered":"California teen, 19, killed in horrifying crash after 18-year-old woman\u2019s deadly mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman have died after she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/mom-pregnant-twins-killed-horror-230850619.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:ran a stop sign;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ran a stop sign&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ran a stop sign<\/a> and plowed her Chevy into his Jeep.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/chp-flood-california-roads-statewide-185653664.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:California Highway Patrol;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;California Highway Patrol&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" 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><img alt=\"Bobby Criado died Saturday after suffering injuries in the smash, which happened Tuesday night in Madera County. CHP\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"503\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/714a2124b734afc8df4e7245f6a50a4d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bobby Criado died Saturday after suffering injuries in the smash, which happened Tuesday night in Madera County. CHP<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:brain trauma;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;brain trauma&quot;}\" class=\"link \">brain trauma<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>His family later said doctors told them his injuries were not expected to be survivable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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><img alt=\"CHP said Esmeralda Marcela Gutierrez was driving her Chevy Malibu and was pronounced dead at the scene. GoFundMe\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"795\" height=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cd0cb1c35c996852008b3aaa618f92ad.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>CHP said Esmeralda Marcela Gutierrez was driving her Chevy Malibu and was pronounced dead at the scene. GoFundMe<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Criado had been airlifted to hospital with major injuries, including brain trauma. Obtained by the CA Post\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/327cfff07b4c323bfc3edc0902cec1dc.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Criado had been airlifted to hospital with major injuries, including brain trauma. Obtained by the CA Post<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and authorities have not said whether alcohol or drugs played a role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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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