2 children found dead in California hotel room

Police found the bodies of two children in a Santa Ana hotel room Saturday after their mother apparently tried to kill herself by crashing her car nearby, authorities said.

The 42-year-old woman from Scottsdale, Ariz., was questioned at a nearby hospital and was expected to be booked on suspicion of with two counts of murder upon her release, police said.

The woman told police about the children after she crashed her car about 8 a.m. in an apparent suicide attempt behind a supermarket in nearby Costa Mesa, police said.

Though she is from Scottsdale, the woman's gray Honda Accord had Georgia license plates, and she had a previous address in San Jose, officials said.

"As she was getting processed to the hospital, she made some statements that indicated a crime might have occurred (in Santa Ana)," Costa Mesa police Sgt. Tim Starn told City News Service.

Costa Mesa police notified Santa Ana officers about 8:20 a.m to check on the welfare of two children at the hotel, Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said.

Officers found the bodies in the bath tub of a third-floor room after 9 a.m. at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Santa Ana and opened a homicide investigation into the case, officials said.

Police wouldn't disclose how the children died until a coroner's investigation is complete.

Officials would not disclose the gender or age of the children.