Death Toll in California Crash Rises to 8

An 8-year-old boy who was airlifted to hospital following a crash in Central California in which his 3 younger sisters and younger brother were killed has himself now died.

Saturday's crash near Dinuba, Fresno Co. involved a Dodge Neon and GMC Sierra pickup and initially claimed the lives of 4 of the 5 young children traveling in the Sierra, the 2 adults in the vehicle were taken to hospital for treatment and details of their conditions have not been disclosed, and all 3 occupants of the Neon. According to the Los Angeles Times the collision occurred when the Neon, a vehicle reported as having been stolen, was fleeing police officers who had tried to pull it over and in doing so ran 2 stop signs. It then crashed into the Sierra pickup, from which the 4 children who died at the scene were ejected. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer Felipe Martinez said it appeared that none of the 10 people involved in the crash were wearing seat belts. Officer Martinez added that it is not clear whether the men killed in the Neon, their identities and ages have not been made known, were responsible for the theft of the vehicle. Fox News named the 4 children who were killed immediately as Jocelyn Grace Salazar, Monique Janae Salazar, Michael Alexander Salazar and Sienna Rose Salazar. Their ages were 7, 4, 3 and 1 respectively. The 2 adults from the Sierra still being treated in hospital are 29-year-old Carlos Salazar Jr. and 26-year-old Jennifer Salazar, assumed to be the children's parents but not officially confirmed as such. Carlos Eric Salazar was the fifth child involved in the crash whose death has now been reported by CNN .