Overview
- California Highway Patrol and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on eastbound State Route 62 near Freda shortly after 8 a.m. on May 22, and multiple people were pronounced dead at the scene.
- Local reporting and family members named the occupants as Sergio Leon, his brother Antonio Leon, Antonio’s wife Hermina (Herminia) Hernandez and their 4-year-old twin daughters, Nyah and Naomi, while the coroner identified the other driver as 60-year-old Holly Chafey.
- Relatives said the family was driving to Arizona for a college graduation when another car t‑boned their vehicle, causing the family car to catch fire, and family members only learned of the crash after the group failed to arrive at the ceremony.
- The twin girls were due to graduate from preschool on June 3, and relatives have described deep community grief with a GoFundMe and other support efforts organized for the family.
- Investigators from CHP and the sheriff’s office continue to examine the scene and sequence of events to determine cause and fault; officials have not released a final finding and the inquiry is ongoing.