TEPETITAN, El Salvador (AP) — Parents, siblings, aunts, nephews, and other relatives of a Salvadoran family of eight who died in the fiery crash of a semitrailer and a van in Georgia this week struggled to wrap their minds around the tragedy. The family was traveling to a local mall when a tractor-trailer collided with their van on Monday afternoon, sparking a fire that engulfed the vehicle. Among the deceased were 42-year-old Maribel Ramírez, her five children, and other family members including her daughter Kenia, who was three months pregnant, and Kenia's husband Darwin along with her 3-year-old son. The Georgia State Patrol arrested the driver of the tractor-trailer, 33-year-old Kane Aaron Hammock, and charged him with eight counts of second-degree vehicular homicide and one count of second-degree feticide by vehicle. The family in Tepetitan is devastated by the loss, with Maribel being the first in the family to migrate to the U.S. nearly two decades ago. As arrangements are made to repatriate the bodies, family members are turning to the El Salvadorian government and community for support in covering the costs, estimated around $100,000, with a GoFundMe page already raising over $16,000.
Tragic Georgia Crash Claims Eight Lives from Salvadoran Family
Tragic Georgia Crash Claims Eight Lives from Salvadoran Family
A devastating crash involving a tractor-trailer and a van in Georgia has resulted in the deaths of eight members of a Salvadoran family. Family members struggle with the loss as they seek to repatriate the bodies. The driver has been charged.
The community of Tepetitan, El Salvador mourns the loss of a family of eight who perished in a fiery crash in Georgia. The victims include mother Maribel Ramírez, her five children, and two relatives. As investigations continue, family members work to navigate the challenging process of repatriating their loved ones' remains amidst an outpouring of support from their community.
