The parents of the teens killed and wounded in a California car wreck streamed on Instagram say they’ re ruined by the horrific crash.
The parents of the teens killed and injured in a California car wreck streamed on Instagram say they’ re ruined by the horrific crash.
“It’s an accident, ” Nicandro Sanchez, whose 14-year-old daughter Jacqueline was killed Friday, told local ABC affiliate KFSN . “It happened that way. Who knows why?”
Their older daughter Obdulia Sanchez, 18, was driving her Buick Century on a California highway with Jacqueline and a 14-year-old friend in the backseat.
Obdulia was livestreaming the ride, eventual crash and aftermath on Instagram.
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Jacqueline and her friend were thrown through the back window.
Obdulia was hit with several charges, including suspicion of driving under the influence.
Nicandro and his wife, Gloria, said their older daughter needs help.
“I think she doesn’t know what happened, ” Nicandro told KFSN . “What I think is she knows she’s done something wrong. Because she knows, and that’s what I feel. She feels bad for herself, but she killed her own sister.”
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The grieving parents said they’ ve watched the Instagram video — a recording that’s since gone viral — and can’ t explain it.
“I f—ing killed my sister, OK? I know I’ m going to jail for life, ” Obdulia is heard saying after the crash, as Jacqueline’s friend is seen trying to flag down help.
“This is the last thing I wanted to happen, OK? I don’ t f—ing care though, I’ m going to hold it down. Rest in peace, sweetie. If you don’ t survive, I am so f—ing sorry.”
They were about 60 miles south of their home in Stockton, Calif., at the time, reportedly preparing for Jacqueline’s Quinceañera that weekend.
Obdulia was the only one seen in the video wearing a seatbelt, police said.
Investigators told WFSN they’ re still looking into the crash, notably whether Obdulia phoned 911.
Obdulia hasn’ t spoken to investigators or her parents since the crash, WFSN reported.
Her parents told the news channel she had recently graduated high school and had spent the past two years in the custody of Child Protective Services.
The state’s Department of Alcohol Beverage Control is also trying to track down where Obdulia might’ ve bought alcohol, the news channel reported.
An unnamed California Highway Patrol officer told WFSN that the Instagram video left police shaken.
“It’s very disturbing to us because of the callous nature of her actions, both leading up to this tragedy and in the immediate aftermath, ” the officer said.
