By Loretta Kalb
lkalb@sacbee.com
A Galt woman, 23, and her infant son died early today after a suspected drunken driver struck their car, according to the California High Patrol.
CHP Sgt. Scott Baland said the woman and child, were waiting at a south Sacramento intersection at 4:30 a.m. when a car operated by Xieng Her slammed into the back of their Honda Accord at high speed.
The Sacramento County Coroner's Office identified the victims as 23-year-old Nancy Angelica Naranjo and 8-month-old Joshua Bonton.
Baland said the Naranjo may have been en route to pick up or drop off her husband or boyfriend at work when the crash occurred.
She had been driving north on Stockton Boulevard and was waiting at the signal light at Orange Avenue.
"Just as the light cycled to green, the Toyota 4Runner rear-ended the Honda and propelled it into the intersection about 200 feet, spinning both cars around as they became entangled," he said.
The infant was in a child car seat. Both the toddler and the Galt woman died at the scene, before CHP officers arrived, he said.
Baland said Her, the motorist who struck the car, appeared to be intoxicated.
Her was booked into the Sacramento County jail on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol.
Call The Bee's Loretta Kalb, (916) 321-1073.
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