Collision between car, salt truck kills pregnant woman

Filed by Associated Press January 1st, 2008 in Top Stories.
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COLUMBUS — A woman who was 8 months pregnant and her fetus were killed Tuesday when the car she was riding in was struck by an Ohio Department of Transportation salt truck.

Police say Paulina Martinez’s husband — 29-year-old Alfonso Martinez — was driving their Toyota just outside of Columbus and ran a red light.

Perry Township police say Martinez had no driver’s license and will be charged with two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide.

The couple’s 2-year-old son was in critical condition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Their 4-year-old and 7-year-old daughters were treated at a local hospital and are being cared for by Franklin County Children Services. 


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