An 8-month-old Watsonville baby boy was killed Sunday afternoon
in a one-vehicle traffic accident on Highway 101 just north of
Dunne Avenue that snarled southbound traffic and throughout Morgan
Hill for more than an hour.
Morgan Hill – An 8-month-old Watsonville baby boy was killed Sunday afternoon in a one-vehicle traffic accident on Highway 101 just north of Dunne Avenue that snarled southbound traffic and throughout Morgan Hill for more than an hour.
The accident is still under investigation by California Highway Patrol, but it appears the baby, Romeo Cornejo, was not in a car safety seat, although there was one in the vehicle.
The driver and four other passengers, all of whom were in seat belts, suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.
At approximately 3pm Sunday, Janet Cornejo, 19, of Watsonville, was driving a Ford Bronco south on the highway at approximately 65 mph, according to CHP, when the left rear tire blew. Cornejo lost control of the Bronco, which then veered off the highway and flipped once, striking the steel center divider.
The 8-month-old was partially ejected from the Bronco as a result of the collision.
A 2-year-old boy who was in a car seat suffered lacerations to the head and was flown by CalStar to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose. Humberto Cornejo, 24, of Watsonville, was also flown by CalStar to VMC and treated for a skull fracture and cuts.
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office will decide if charges will be filed.
