- CCTV shows moment drunk driver crashes into vehicle in Pomona
- Víctor Siharath, 36, drunkenly ran a red light, killing Yesenia Olaez, Alejandra Olaez and Lorena Morales and injuring the other two passengers.
- Siharath was arrested for felony DUI and charged with three counts of murder.
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A drunk driver who ran a red light killed three California women returning home from a baby shower.
Horrifying newly released surveillance footage from a nearby home in Pomona showed the moment 36-year-old Victor Siharath, drunk, crashed his vehicle into a car.
Siharath ran a red light at the intersection of White Avenue and Phillips Boulevard in his SUV and crashed into the vehicle at full speed.
The three people who died in the fatal accident were Yesenia Olaez, 33, her sister-in-law Alejandra Olaez, 33, and the driver of the vehicle, Lorena Morales.
Two other passengers were traveling in the vehicle, Juan Manuel ‘Jaime’ García, Morales’ husband, and Naomi Olaez, 12 years old, Alejandra’s daughter.
Horrifying newly released surveillance footage from a nearby home in Pomona showed the moment 36-year-old Victor Siharath, drunk, crashed his vehicle into a car.
Siharath ran a red light at the intersection of White Avenue and Phillips Boulevard in his SUV and crashed into the vehicle at full speed.
Both are expected to survive.
Authorities said two of the five died at the scene and one more died after being taken to the hospital.
Siharath was the only occupant of the vehicle involved.
He was arrested for felony DUI after officers at the scene determined he had been driving while intoxicated.
On Tuesday it was announced that Siharath was charged with three counts of murder and driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage causing injury.
The three people who died in the fatal accident were Yesenia Olaez (in the photo), 33 years old, her sister-in-law Alejandra Olaez, 33 years old, and the driver of the vehicle, Lorena Morales.
In the photo: victim Lorena Morales
In the photo: Alejandra Oláez.
The three women died in the deadly accident and the driver of the car has been charged
“The whole family is heartbroken, it’s a tragedy of double loss right here,” González told KTLA 5. “Not everyone is doing well right now.”
GoFundMes have been created for the three victims: Lorena Morales, Alejandra Oláez and Yesenia Oláez.
“Our family suffered a tremendous loss as a result of a careless drunk driver,” said Lorena’s GoFundMe.
‘My aunt Lorena Morales was driving home after celebrating her granddaughter’s baby shower along with her husband Jaime García and some friends who also attended the baby shower.
“This is a difficult time for our family, she leaves behind her father, husband, children, grandchildren, sisters and many more family and friends.”
Alejandra was described by her son Jaime Olaez as “a working mother who gave most of her life taking care of her children and almost never spent time alone.”
Yesenia was described as a “wonderful wife, daughter, sister and mother” whose life was “cut short”, leaving family members “heartbroken”.
