A man was charged with three counts of murder after police said he was under the influence of alcohol when his SUV plowed into a car in Pomona over the weekend, killing three women.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said on Tuesday, March 5, that his office was charging 36-year-old Victor Siharath, a Pomona resident, with murder in the crash because he had a previous DUI conviction in San Bernardino County in 2014.
“The court (at that time) made him aware that driving under the influence could cause death,” Gascón said.
Siharath remained in jail. His bail amount had not been set.
Police in Pomona arrested Siharath shortly after his Toyota 4Runner, headed eastbound on Phillips, ran a red light and slammed into a Toyota Corolla headed north on White, authorities said.
The three women inside the Corolla who died were the driver, 58-year-old Lorena Morales of Montclair, and two friends, who were sisters-in-law, Alejandra Olaez and Yesenia Ochoa Olaez, both 33-year-olds from Pomona.
Two others in the car, Alejandra Olaez’s 12-year-old daughter and Morales’ 56-year-old husband, Juan Garcia, were injured and recovering in hospitals on Tuesday.
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