Mother is accused of DUI in Lancaster crash that hurt 6 children

[The Northerner]

A boy, 2, loses his foot, and a girl, 4, suffers a major head injury after their mother loses control of the SUV she was driving in Lancaster early on Sunday. Four other children were hurt.

A 2-year-old boy lost his foot and a 4-year-old girl suffered major head injuries when their allegedly intoxicated mother overturned the sport utility vehicle she was driving near Lancaster early on Sunday.

Four other children suffered mild to moderate injuries in the 6:15 a.m. accident, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Stanesha Nicole Allen, 31, of Lake Los Angeles was driving a 2002 Toyota Sequoia when she drifted off Avenue I, a two-lane paved road, and lost control of the car, according to CHP Sgt. Denise Joslin. Allen had attended a wedding the night before, picked up her children from a caretaker that morning and was on her way home when the crash occurred, Officer Joshua Wupperfeld said at a news conference Sunday.

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