Good ol’ macho culture from south of the border.
Frankly I suspect in other cultures the kids would have been killed as well:
“By Petition dated June 20, 2006, Petitioner, The Administration for Children’s Services (“ACS”,
commenced this neglect proceeding against Respondent, Victor H.. The Petition alleges that, on June 14,
2006, Respondent’s wife, Hejin (who died in the incident) and his two daughters, E. and A. 3 and 5 years of
age, respectively, drove in the family minivan to Bear Mountain State Park located in New York State. Mr.
H. is alleged to have left the mini van and to have watched as his wife drove off a cliff with the children
inside. Respondent is accused of driving his children to this location when he knew (or should have known)
that his wife intended to commit suicide there and of otherwise failing to take any action to protect his
children”
or
“A family of eight who died after their car plunged off a California cliff were killed in a “murder-suicide”, the state’s coroner’s office has ruled. The Mendocino County Sheriff-Coroner made the statement after a two-day inquest into the tragic 2018 deaths. The parents had researched suicide online before the crash, officials say. The crash, which killed six adopted children ages 12 to 19, came days after an inquiry was opened into allegations of child abuse against the parents.”