A fatal accident Saturday in a rural area left a 32-year-old woman and her 11-month-old baby girl death, according to the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 5:30 p.m. an accident was reported at a rural road by Rancho Córdova two miles from State Highway 4.
The victims were identified as Claudia Yaneth Hernández Saldaña and baby girl Violeta Granados Flores, both from Ejido Marítimo rural town.
Hernández Saldaña was driving a white 2003 Nissan Sentra.
Authorities said the woman was driving over the speed limit, which led the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
The driver first drove out of the asphalt and crashed a palm tree.
A vehicle passenger identified as Celeste Granados Flores, 12, was reported injured during the accident, according to authorities.
The women were transported to the Carranza Health Center, where the victims were declared deceased.
Woman robbed by four individuals
A woman was victim of four suspects who allegedly robbed her purse while leaving a bar early Saturday, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 5 a.m. the victim reported the robbery at a bar located at Montejano Boulevard and Ebanista Street.
The woman told authorities four male robbed her purse and left scene on a golden 2001 Ford Focus.
Police officers found the vehicle at Cetys Boulevard and De Las Américas Avenue.
Police agents arrested Alan Alberto “Doe,” 23, Cristian “Doe,” 21, Iván “Doe,” 21 and Jonathan “Doe,” 17.
The suspects were transported to the police headquarters.
Men robbed at residence
A woman and a man were arrested early Saturday after allegedly committing a robbery against three men who were holding an Independence Day party in a residence, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Police officers arrested Emma Nayeli “Doe,” who also uses the name Paola, 23 and José Luis “Doe,” 34.
The victims told police agents that the suspects, along with two other individuals, arrived at a residence located at Fraccionamiento Parajes de Oriente neighborhood armed with a 24-inch machete and a 8-inch knife.
According to the reporting parties, the suspects arrived on scene and suddenly began punching them.
One of the suspects brandished the machete and asked the victims to stop moving.
The woman allegedly took the victims’ cell phones, a gas container, three watches, two pairs of tennis shoes and two suitcases full of clothes.
The suspects then fled on foot, authorities said.
The arrested suspects were found and arrested while riding a bicycle at Yotepec Avenue and Mixteca Avenue at Fraccionamiento Ángeles de Puebla neighborhood.
The suspects were in possession of a machete, a knife and four cell phones, authorities said.
The woman presumably admitted ownership of a knife and a cell phone.
The suspects were transported to the police headquarters.
The victims had several injuries on the face, the police said.
Job creation reported
A Mexican agency released recently a report of the latest figures regarding job creation that says Baja California observed 7,303 new jobs last month.
The Mexican Institute of Social Security, or IMSS in Spanish, said the state has had 47,539 new jobs, which represent 8.2 percent of all new jobs nationwide.
The state is second among northern border states and sixth in Mexico.
Unemployment rate was 2.3 percent, the lowest since 2008.
According to Secretary of Economic Development Carlo Bonfante, even though the huge challenges the state must face the strength of all businesses, the work from private sector and public agencies have played a significant role to reinforce internal market and exporting activities.
“If new jobs and state population are considered, we can see Baja California has 13.5 jobs for every 1,000 inhabitants, the first one in the northern border and third nationwide,” he said. “The national average is 4.9 jobs for every 1,000 residents.”
The IMSS said average salaries reported a 3 percent increase by climbing from 300.6 to 309.4 pesos a day (or from $16.7 to $17.18).
Nationwide, 118,096 new jobs were reported in Aug. for a year-to-date total of 582,194.
Teenage health week begins
A state official launched Monday the National Health Week for Teenagers 2016 that will take place Sept. 19-23.
The event’s motto is “Being teenager is good, but being healthy teenager is better.”
State Public Health Secretary Guillermo Trejo led the launching ceremony along with around 500 teenagers from local high schools.
The main goal of the event is to bring awareness among adolescents regarding healthy life styles with gender equality and respect.
“The first thing a teenager must do is be happy, but responsibly,” Trejo said. “To reach happiness there must be several conditions.”
Teenage health promoters and young students from private and public schools, as well as representatives from federal and state agencies are to take part of the week, he said.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor Karely Anayatzin Ojeda Vega asked teenagers to value all surrounding their lives, regardless of the size of those things.
Trejo invited teenagers to promote a culture of self-care and awareness in order to become mindful adults about their health.
State and local officials took part of the event.
