Nov 29, 2009 6:28 pm US/Pacific
Sonoma Family Killed By Speeding Driver
NOVATO (CBS 5 / BCN) ―
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A family of 4 was killed in Novato when a driver going 90 mph ran a red light & crashed into their minivan on Hwy 37.
CBS
A family of four that was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 37 near Novato was identified Sunday by the CHP as the Maloney family of Sonoma.
State Highway 37 reopened Sunday morning, hours after the crash Saturday night near Novato that left a family of four dead, according to a California Highway Patrol officer.
The crash involved four vehicles and a total of 10 occupants, according to the CHP.
Johnathan Maloney, 45, his wife Susan Maloney, 42, and their two young children, Grace and Aiden, all died when a 19-year-old driver speeding on the highway crashed into their mini-van, according to the CHP.
At about 9:20 p.m., 19-year-old Lakeport resident Steven Culbertson was driving a 2009 MINI Copper was speeding south on Lakeville Highway and clipped the back of a 2004 Honda CR-V going the same direction, the CHP said.
The Honda's driver and passenger, 61-year-old Thomas Graham of Petaluma and James Parker of Stockton, weren't injured.
At the intersection, the MINI Cooper hit a 2004 Nissan Quest, which was carrying the Maloney family as it was traveling east on Highway 37.
All four family members were pronounced dead at the scene.
The family's Nissan was pushed into a 2002 Mitsubishi Galant that was also traveling east on Highway 37, the CHP said.
Novato resident Carrie Rodriguez, 52, and her passengers Liberty Rosario, 47, of Fairfield, and Adelaida Nicholas, 53, of Novato, were taken to local hospitals and treated for minor injuries before being released, according to the CHP.
Investigators were still trying to piece together what happened and why Culbertson was traveling at such a high rate of speed.
Witnesses said he was going anywhere from 75 to 90 miles per hour.
The CHP had been notified Sunday morning that Culbertson was considered brain dead and on life support. He was being treated at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Speed is considered a factor in the crash and alcohol has not been ruled out.
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