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Members of a family of four who were killed in a multi-vehicle crash Saturday night near Novato have been identified, a California Highway Patrol officer said today.

Johnathan Maloney, 45, was driving a Nissan Quest with his wife, 42-year-old Susan Maloney, and their two young children, Grace and Aiden, east on state Highway 37 when a MINI Copper ran a red light and broadsided the minivan at about 9:20 p.m., CHP Officer Jon Sloat said.

All four family members, who lived in Sonoma, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The 19-year-old driver of the MINI Cooper has life-threatening injuries and remained hospitalized this afternoon, Sloat said.

Two other vehicles were involved in the wreck, but no one else was seriously injured.

The crash began when the MINI Cooper was speeding south on Lakeville Highway and clipped the back of a 2004 Honda CR-V going the same direction, according to the CHP.

The Honda’s driver and passenger, 61-year-old Thomas Graham of Petaluma and James Parker of Stockton, weren’t injured.

After hitting the Honda, the driver of the MINI Cooper continued south on Lakeville Highway and ran a red light at Highway 37. CHP Sgt. Trent Cross said he was driving about 100 mph.

At the intersection, the MINI Cooper hit the Nissan Quest as it was traveling east on Highway 37.

The family’s Nissan was pushed into a 2002 Mitsubishi Galant that was also traveling east on Highway 37, the CHP reported.

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resident Carrie Rodriguez, 52, and her passengers Liberty Rosario, 47, of Fairfield, and Adelaida Nicholas, 53, of Novato, were taken to local hospitals and treated for minor injuries before being released, according to the CHP.

Speed is considered a factor in the crash and alcohol has not been ruled out.