Family members allege that the suspect was wildly drunk after drinking at the neighborhood bar and that’s why he hit the home.
On Saturday, neighbors and community members held a rally to bring attention to the family’s plight.
"I want to express its hard to lose my husband my daughter, my little angel," said mother and wife Esnelia Palacios. "My dad and sister they are all under the truck. My mom was in shock, it happened in front of her face. She was screaming for help," said Salvador Palaciossince an out of control truck barreled into their home, killing 41-year-old Jose Palacios and his 3-year-old daughter Samantha as they slept.RELATED:The Long Beach apartment complex is at Rose and Artesia boulevards, a stone’s throw from the corner bar called Bottoms Up Tavern.
Surveillance footage shows the Ram truck plowing into the apartment where the father and daughter were.
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