Fremont woman arrested in crash death of daughter

(03-20) 15:45 PDT FREMONT -- A Fremont woman who police believe was intoxicated during a head-on crash in that city has been arrested in connection with the death of her 4-year-old daughter, who was riding in an unsecured car seat, police said Thursday.

Patricia Serratos, 33, was booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and child endangerment, both felonies, in the March 3 crash.

The collision happened about 12:15 a.m. as Serratos was driving her Honda Civic south on Osgood Road between Blacow Road and Auto Mall Parkway, authorities said. Her daughter, Ariana Martinez, was riding in a car seat that wasn't secured to the vehicle in accordance with state law, police said.

Serratos' car veered into the northbound lanes and crashed head-on into a Toyota Camry whose driver had also been drinking, police said.

Ariana died five days later, while Serratos suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Camry, a 30-year-old Fremont man, suffered minor injuries to his legs and was also hospitalized.