Driver whose wreck caused church sparks dies
August 04, 2009
The driver of a car that wrecked into a power pole sending a dangerous electrical surge into San Francisco Xavier Mission Chapel in Jarales died late last month.
Efren Chavez-Mendoza’s crash caused sparks to fly from the electrical panel inside the Catholic church.
At the time, the church’s caretaker, Susan Cordova, said the church was saved from flames by bottled drinking water placed next to the panel.
A memorial cross with red flowers has been erected at the site of the wreck.