Police say one of her children was in the vehicle at that time.
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KPIX-TV reports (http://cbsloc.al/2cardPj ) that 39-year-old Yarinet Malihan, the wife of an Alameda County deputy, was arrested after police say she hit a disabled auto Friday in San Ramon, killing 3-year-old Elijah Dunn.
A confusing alphabet soup of bureaucratic agencies and California laws may be the reason Yarinet Malihan had a valid California driver’s license the night she’s accused of plowing into a disabled vehicle on I-680 in San Ramon, killing a 3-year-old boy.
Fransen says when Malihan was arrested Friday night she had her valid license in her possession. The mother was being treated at John Muir Medical Center. The CHP statement did not mention Malihan’s June arrest on DUI and child endangerment charges.
“Everywhere I went, he was just like my right-hand man, my little shadow. We were so close”, said Dunn.
The family had pulled over after running out of gas.
Malihan is the wife of an Alameda County Deputy. Their grandfather said the 12-year-old boy and a almost 2-year-old girl were OK. About two minutes later, Malihan’s white 2008 Toyota Sequoia crashed into them, rear-ending them, CHP officials said. She was released on bail Saturday, according to jail officials. His brother and sister were driven by ambulance to Children’s Hospital Oakland with minor injuries.
Investigators concluded the small children in the Camry were secured in child safety seats and the other occupants were wearing seatbelts, CHP officials said.
Sgt. Kelly said sheriff’s officials are making sure the deputy’s family has the support they need such as counseling and peer support as deputies send out their thoughts to the boy’s family.
The East Bay community is rallying to raise money to help the Dunn family pay for the loss of income, medical bills and funeral costs following the tragic crash.
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About $47,600 had been donated as of 6:30 p.m. Monday.
