Sad News From CA

A CA mother and son were killed this weekend when their vehicle struck a tow truck retrieving a disabled vehicle from the side of the road. No word on whether the tow truck driver was injured. Here's the story from the Victorville Daily Press:

CAJON PASS • An Apple Valley woman and her son were killed in a Interstate 15 crash Saturday morning.

Their mini-van struck a stopped tow truck on the center divider, according to San Bernardino County San Bernardino Sheriff ’s Department officials.

Merced Molina was driving a 1999 Mercury Villager south on I-15, just north of Highway 138, with her husband and son when they struck the back of a tow truck that was attending to a disabled car.

Merced, 52, was pronounced dead on scene at 7:18 a.m., and her son Javier Molina Jr, 19, later died at Loma Linda University Medical Center at 1:36 p.m.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.