Name of driver in crash that killed 4 daughters, father released
NEW JERSEY (FOX5NY) - The man who was behind the wheel in a truck that crashed into a minivan in Delaware was identified Monday by police as Alvin S. Hubbard Jr. of East New Market, Maryland.
Hubbard Jr. was treated and released from the hospital following the crash on Friday.
Those killed were a 61-year-old father from New Jersey and his four daughters.
Delaware State Police on Saturday did not release the names of those killed, but they did say the New Jersey family was from the town of Teaneck. They were later identified as Audie Trinidad and his four daughters Kaitlyn, 20; Danna, 17; and Melissa and Allison, 13-year-old twins were the victims identified as the victims.
The 53-year-old mother was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Mary Rose Ballocanag was reportedly still in critical condition on Saturday night.
Police say the family was riding in a minivan Friday afternoon on U.S. Route 1 in Townsend when a Ford F-350 traveling south crossed the median for unknown reasons and hit the northbound minivan and another car.
Delaware State Police said the crash remained under investigation. No charges had been filed as of Monday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.