"The last time Christa Piccinotti saw her daughter, they embraced with Carena's 3-year-old son in their arms as he shouted, "family hug." A day later, Carena was gone. "It gives me peace of mind that the last time I saw her, I gave her a huge two-arm hug," Piccinotti said. That embrace, she added, has become one of her most cherished memories."
"A year later, a roadside memorial still marks the site of the crash, but the criminal case against the driver accused of causing it has been stalled for months. Santa Rosa resident Diego Diaz Hernandez, 21, was arrested the day of the crash and later charged with her murder. But the case stalled while doctors evaluated his mental state. Investigators concluded Diaz may have been experiencing a severe mental health crisis, and witnesses described him chasing another driver before the fatal collision."
Christa Piccinotti last embraced her daughter Carena with Carena's 3-year-old son shouting "family hug" the day before Carena's death. On Oct. 5 Carena died in a crash initially suspected to involve road rage on Stony Point Road near Rohnert Park. A roadside memorial still marks the site. Diego Diaz Hernandez, 21, was arrested that day and charged with murder, but medical evaluations led to a finding he was incompetent to stand trial. A judge ordered treatment with the California Department of State Hospitals and he is held at Napa State Hospital, pausing criminal proceedings and leaving the family in limbo.
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