Multi-Car Accident Killed Two in Chualar, CA
October 15, 2025

Monterey County, California (Chualar, CA) – On October 12, 2025, a wrong-way driver triggered a multi-vehicle collision that left two people dead and four others hospitalized in Chualar, CA.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the wrong-way driver, identified as 41-year-old Efrain Plascencia of Salinas, was among those killed in the crash. A woman and two children who were passengers in his vehicle were hospitalized with injuries ranging from major to minor. Investigators are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the collision.
Also killed in the crash was 46-year-old Joel Nunez-Vargas of Yuma. Preliminary reports indicate that Plascencia’s vehicle may have been swerving before the collision, though the cause remains under investigation. The female passenger in his car sustained major injuries and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
Investigators plan to interview the surviving passenger to determine why Plascencia was driving on the wrong side of the highway.

 

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