Three California women were killed Saturday night by a suspected drunk driver as they drove home from a baby shower, one of them in the process of adopting her nephew.
Yesenia Olaez, 33, her sister-in-law Alejandra Olaez, 33, and the car’s driver, Lorena Morales, were violently injured after a 36-year-old man ran a red light and crashed his SUV into a women’s sedan. He died in the collision. At an intersection in Pomona, Cali.
The collision between the two cars occurred around 11 p.m. as the three women, Morales’ husband, Juan Manuel “Jaime” Garcia, and Alejanda Olaez’s 12-year-old daughter, Naomi Olaez, were leaving a celebration. I woke up on the way home.
“The whole family is grieving. It’s a double loss here,” said Blanca Gonzalez, Yesenia Olaez’s sister. he told KTLA. “Everyone is not okay right now.”
“I can’t say anything more about her,” Gonzalez said of her sister. “She was the best sister and the best person in our family.”
Yesenia Olaes, a dental assistant, was in the process of adopting her 11-year-old nephew to get him out of the foster care system at the time of his death.
“She was a loving mother” Brian Gonzalez told ABC7 Sunday outside for my aunt’s wake. “I feel like her time was too short. Even though I know she died peacefully and she died loving me. I wanted to.”
According to the newspaper, Yesenia Olaes’ boyfriend is now planning to fight for custody of the boy.
Photos show the SUV appears to have come to a stop in the middle of a residential intersection, but the sedan, which suffered extensive damage to the driver’s side, hit a telephone pole at one of the corners and came to a stop. Obtained from KTLA.
Yesenia and Alejandra Olaez were pronounced dead at the scene, while Morales, Garcia and the youngest Olaez were rushed to a nearby hospital.
“Three other people in one vehicle were taken to a nearby hospital and one of the drivers involved unfortunately succumbed to his injuries.” This was announced by the Pomona Police Department. In the incident report.
Garcia and Naomi Olaes were seriously injured.
Police identified 36-year-old Victor Siharas as the SUV’s sole occupant.
“Officers made contact with Mr. Siharas at the scene and determined that he was driving while impaired,” the incident report states.
Sihalas was taken to a local hospital before being arrested on a charge of felony DUI.
Los Angeles County subsequently charged him with three counts of murder and one count of DUI causing injury. The district attorney said in a statement: on tuesday.
“Words cannot express the heartbreak that Mr. Siharas’ actions have caused to the victim’s family and the community,” District Attorney Gascón said. “Our hearts go out to the grieving families and survivors as they try to cope with this unimaginable tragedy.
Gascón added: “Those who choose to endanger themselves and others by driving under the influence will quickly face legal consequences.” “While nothing can bring back the countless lives lost to speeding and drunk driving, our office will continue to hold people accountable.”
Pomona Police Chief Michael Ellis condemned Sihalas’ drunk driving behavior, saying it “took the lives of three innocent people and seriously injured two others.”
Mr. Sihalas could face life in prison if convicted.
He is being held without bail and his arraignment is scheduled for March 28.
