SAN ANDREAS, Calif. — Authorities say a woman and her 19-month-old daughter were killed when the car she was driving struck a black bear in Northern California on Thanksgiving evening.
California Highway Patrol Sgt. Sean Fitzgerald said the 27-year-old woman was driving a Subaru Impreza on a rural road near San Andreas at about 6 p.m. Thursday when a black bear entered the vehicle’s path.
The bear was struck and killed, but the impact of the bear killed the unidentified driver and her daughter, of Copperopolis. A 4-year-old boy in the car suffered minor injuries.
Fitzgerald said alcohol and drugs are not believed to be a factor in the crash.
