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Anaheim Newborn Who Survived DUI Crash Which Killed Pregnant Mother Released From Hospital

ANAHEIM (CBSLA) – A newborn who survived a crash which killed her mother in Anaheim nearly three weeks ago returned home Monday.

Anaheim Newborn Who Survived DUI Crash Which Killed Pregnant Mother Released From Hospital
Adalyn Rose was delivered in an emergency C-section after her mother was struck and killed by a drunken driver in Anaheim, Calif., on Aug. 11, 2020. (Credit: James Alvarez)

Adalyn Rose and her father James Alvarez received a standing ovation as they left the natal intensive care unit at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center.

On the evening of Aug. 11, 23-year-old Yesenia Aguilar was exercising with her husband James on Katella Avenue, near Bayless Street, when a Jeep drove onto the sidewalk and struck and killed her.

She was 35-weeks pregnant with Adalyn at the time. Adalyn was delivered via an emergency C-section immediately after the crash.

Anaheim Newborn Who Survived DUI Crash Which Killed Pregnant Mother Released From Hospital
Nurses give a standing ovation on Aug. 31, 2020, as newborn Adalyn Rose is released from the UC Irvine Medical Center. Adalyn was delivered in an emergency C-section after her mother was struck and killed by a drunken driver in Anaheim, Calif., on Aug. 11. (Credit: James Alvarez)

The Orange County District Attorney's Office reports that the driver who struck Aguilar , identified as 40-year-old Courtney Fritz Pandolfi, had multiple DUI convictions.

She has since been charged with second-degree murder, driving under the influence of a drug causing injury and a misdemeanor count of driving on a suspended or revoked license due to a DUI.

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