Aimee Garcia was a woman from Encino, California, who was killed in a wrong-way crash. Her boyfriend Cesar Iban Torres has been charged with her murder.
Cesar Iban Torres Charged In Murder. “Cesar Iban Torres has been charged with one count of murder and four counts each of attempted murder and child abuse, in addition to assault and resisting arrest, according to the office of District Attorney George Gascon.” [ABC 7]
Garcia Killed On 405 Freeway. “The victim, identified by family as 26-year-old Aimee Garcia, died Thursday after her husband drove a Lincoln SUV into oncoming traffic on the 101 near the 405 Freeway and crashed into a tractor trailer shortly after 7 p.m. The couple’s four children, all under the age of 9, were in the vehicle at the time and suffered minor injuries. They were hospitalized as a precaution.” [ABC 7]
Brother: Torres Claimed He Could Hear God Talking To Him. “Juan Zavala, Garcia’s brother, told the station that Torres called him hours before the crash and made “bizarre and disturbing comments.” “He said … God talked to him and he said he has to give his family to God, and I’m like, ‘No, what are you talking about? Come back,’” Zavala said, according to the station.” [Fresno Bee]
District Attorney: Torres Tore Apart Family. “Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that a man was charged today for murdering his girlfriend and trying to kill their four children when he allegedly crashed his vehicle into oncoming traffic on the 101 Freeway last week. “A family has been torn apart by this tragic collision that leaves four young children without their mother,” District Attorney Gascón said.” [LA County District Attorney]
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