A ringing cell phone, a wet Delta road and a speeding driver apparently led to a fatal accident Monday morning near Courtland that claimed at least two lives.
One of the victims was 3-year-old Meeyon Taylor, who was just beginning her life. The other was 18-year-old Sheree Palacio, who was rebuilding hers.
The body of another child could not be found, and the California Highway Patrol called off the search Monday afternoon.
Relatives said the girl's name was Maaliyah Fletcher and she was 4-years-old.
The northbound car went off the road at a curve where the posted speed is 45 miles per hour, Begay said, and hit a tree west of the roadway apparently at high speed.
The car spun into another tree, which sheared it in half. The rear end of the vehicle slid into the river, and with it, the three passengers who are believed to be dead.
LaShawn Works, another cousin of Fletcher, said Maaliyah also was an energetic child.
"She was so beautiful, so hyper. She was always hungry. Everywhere we went, she wanted to eat," Works said. "A breath of fresh air. That's what she was."
Elk Grove firefighters assist in the search for a young girl missing in the Sacramento River after a deadly single-car accident Monday morning on Highway 160 near Courtland. The car hit two trees and was sheared in half before the back part, carrying three passengers, slid into the river.
Courtland firefighters watch Sacramento County divers seach for a young girl in the Sacramento River after half of a car plunged into the river Monday morning. The northbound car had veered off Highway 160 and split in two after hitting a tree. A Coast Guard crew on the Sacramento River watches for the body of a youngster missing in the accident on Highway 160. The girl could not be found, and the California Highway Patrol called off the search Monday afternoon.
One of the victims was 3-year-old Meeyon Taylor, who was just beginning her life. The other was 18-year-old Sheree Palacio, who was rebuilding hers.
The body of another child could not be found, and the California Highway Patrol called off the search Monday afternoon.
Relatives said the girl's name was Maaliyah Fletcher and she was 4-years-old.
The northbound car went off the road at a curve where the posted speed is 45 miles per hour, Begay said, and hit a tree west of the roadway apparently at high speed.
The car spun into another tree, which sheared it in half. The rear end of the vehicle slid into the river, and with it, the three passengers who are believed to be dead.
LaShawn Works, another cousin of Fletcher, said Maaliyah also was an energetic child.
"She was so beautiful, so hyper. She was always hungry. Everywhere we went, she wanted to eat," Works said. "A breath of fresh air. That's what she was."
Elk Grove firefighters assist in the search for a young girl missing in the Sacramento River after a deadly single-car accident Monday morning on Highway 160 near Courtland. The car hit two trees and was sheared in half before the back part, carrying three passengers, slid into the river.
Courtland firefighters watch Sacramento County divers seach for a young girl in the Sacramento River after half of a car plunged into the river Monday morning. The northbound car had veered off Highway 160 and split in two after hitting a tree. A Coast Guard crew on the Sacramento River watches for the body of a youngster missing in the accident on Highway 160. The girl could not be found, and the California Highway Patrol called off the search Monday afternoon.
A ringing cell phone, a wet Delta road and a speeding driver apparently led to a fatal accident Monday morning near Courtland that claimed at least two lives.
One of the victims was 3-year-old Meeyon Taylor, who was just beginning her life. The other was 18-year-old Sheree Palacio, who was rebuilding hers.
The body of another child could not be found, and the California Highway Patrol called off the search Monday afternoon.
Relatives said the girl's name was Maaliyah Fletcher and she was 4-years-old.
The northbound car went off the road at a curve where the posted speed is 45 miles per hour, Begay said, and hit a tree west of the roadway apparently at high speed.
The car spun into another tree, which sheared it in half. The rear end of the vehicle slid into the river, and with it, the three passengers who are believed to be dead.
LaShawn Works, another cousin of Fletcher, said Maaliyah also was an energetic child.
"She was so beautiful, so hyper. She was always hungry. Everywhere we went, she wanted to eat," Works said. "A breath of fresh air. That's what she was."
Elk Grove firefighters assist in the search for a young girl missing in the Sacramento River after a deadly single-car accident Monday morning on Highway 160 near Courtland. The car hit two trees and was sheared in half before the back part, carrying three passengers, slid into the river.
Courtland firefighters watch Sacramento County divers seach for a young girl in the Sacramento River after half of a car plunged into the river Monday morning. The northbound car had veered off Highway 160 and split in two after hitting a tree. A Coast Guard crew on the Sacramento River watches for the body of a youngster missing in the accident on Highway 160. The girl could not be found, and the California Highway Patrol called off the search Monday afternoon.
One of the victims was 3-year-old Meeyon Taylor, who was just beginning her life. The other was 18-year-old Sheree Palacio, who was rebuilding hers.
The body of another child could not be found, and the California Highway Patrol called off the search Monday afternoon.
Relatives said the girl's name was Maaliyah Fletcher and she was 4-years-old.
The northbound car went off the road at a curve where the posted speed is 45 miles per hour, Begay said, and hit a tree west of the roadway apparently at high speed.
The car spun into another tree, which sheared it in half. The rear end of the vehicle slid into the river, and with it, the three passengers who are believed to be dead.
LaShawn Works, another cousin of Fletcher, said Maaliyah also was an energetic child.
"She was so beautiful, so hyper. She was always hungry. Everywhere we went, she wanted to eat," Works said. "A breath of fresh air. That's what she was."
Elk Grove firefighters assist in the search for a young girl missing in the Sacramento River after a deadly single-car accident Monday morning on Highway 160 near Courtland. The car hit two trees and was sheared in half before the back part, carrying three passengers, slid into the river.
Courtland firefighters watch Sacramento County divers seach for a young girl in the Sacramento River after half of a car plunged into the river Monday morning. The northbound car had veered off Highway 160 and split in two after hitting a tree. A Coast Guard crew on the Sacramento River watches for the body of a youngster missing in the accident on Highway 160. The girl could not be found, and the California Highway Patrol called off the search Monday afternoon.
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