The driver, 43-year-old Blake Thomas Benham, is principal of Kennedy Elementary School, according to Marti Kochevar, assistant superintendent of the district. Benham was also arrested on felony driving under the influence charges.
The collision happened around 6:15 p.m. on Road 56 just north of Avenue 430 near Reedley. According to the California Highway Patrol, Benham, in a Ford F-150, was southbound on Road 56 when he drifted into oncoming traffic. He collided head-on with a northbound Nissan Rogue. Two of the passengers in that car were killed. They have yet to be identified.
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