3 women killed in suspected DUI crash after baby shower

A Pomona man was arrested on Saturday after allegedly driving under the influence and crashing into another car, killing three women, police said.

Police arrested Victor Siharath late Saturday night after responding to a two-vehicle traffic collision around 11 p.m. at White Avenue and Phillips Boulevard in Pomona.

Siharath had a prior DUI conviction, according to Aly Mejia, a spokesperson for the Pomona Police Department.

Everyone involved in the collision was “moderately to severely injured,” police said in a news release, and they were treated by Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel.

Two women died of their injuries at the scene, police said. Three others were taken to a nearby hospital, where another woman died.

A two-vehicle crash in Pomona on Saturday night killed three people. Police arrested Victor Siharath late Saturday night.

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The victims’ names have not been released. But ABC7 reported them as Yesenia (Ochoa) Olaez, 33, Lorena Morales, who was driving the vehicle, and Alejandra Olaez, 33.

The outlet reported that Morales’ husband, Juan Manuel “Jaime” Garcia, was the front-seat passenger. Alejandra’s 12-year-old daughter was in the backseat. The group was reportedly on their way home from a baby shower.

Yesenia Olaez was in the process of adopting her 11-year-old nephew, the outlet reported.

“She died loving me,” the nephew, Brian Gonzalez, told the news outlet. “I wanted her to see me grow up.”

One person was still hospitalized in critical condition as of Sunday night, according to Mejia. A male passenger sustained injuries that were not life threatening.

Officers identified Siharath as the sole occupant of an SUV. After determining that he was driving while impaired, police said, Siharath was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI.

The Pomona Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating the collision. Anyone with information is asked to call the department’s Traffic Services Bureau at (909) 620-2048.