The victims of a fatal head-on collision on I-80 have been identified as a Sacramento County family on their way to a Thanksgiving vacation, leaving their youngest son the family's only surviving member.
Brittney and Antonio Montano, both 29, their nine-year-old daughter, Marianna, and five-year-old son, Antonio Jr., were killed in a crash on Saturday in Nevada County when an alleged drunk driver going the wrong way hit them head-on. The family was headed to the Grand Canyon, relatives said.
Their four-year-old son, Julian, was amazingly the only family member to survive the deadly crash.
He suffered extensive injuries, but is expected to make a full recovery. "We will never be the same after this and our family is trying desperately to stay strong for Julian," relatives said in a statement. "We have to bury four loved ones that were taken from us way too soon, so Julian has a place to visit his mom, dad, and siblings."
A GoFundMe has been created to cover burial costs. The online campaign hit its initial goal in just one day. Any additional funds will "go into a fund for Julian," an update to the GoFundMe explained.
It had raised almost $70,000 as of Friday afternoon.
A third vehicle was also involved in the crash, the California Highway Patrol said. The wrong-way driver and the driver of the third vehicle were transported to the hospital with moderate to major injuries.
CHP said that "alcohol may have been a factor" for the wrong-way driver.
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