Family members are in shock and looking for answers following a horrific DUI crash in Pomona that claimed the lives of three women.
Blanca Gonzalez’s sister — 33-year-old Yesenia Olaez — and sister-in-law, 33-year-old Alejandra Olaez, as well as the driver of the vehicle, Lorena Morales, all passed away in the accident.
“All the family is heartbroken, it’s a double loss tragedy right here,” Gonzalez said to KTLA 5’s Carlos Saucedo. “Everybody is not okay right now.”
Gonzalez’s sister, Yesenia, worked as a dental assistant and was in the process of adopting her 11-year-old nephew.
“There’s nothing more I could say in regards to her,” Gonzalez said about her sister. “She was the best sister… and the best person in our family.”
The other two occupants of the car carrying the three deceased were taken to hospital with serious injuries. They have been identified as Juan Manuel “Jaime” Garcia, Morales’ husband, and 12-year-old Naomi Olaez, Alejandra’s daughter.
Gonzalez says the five victims were returning home from a baby shower.
A memorial was set up to honor the intersections at the intersection of where the incident occurred on Mar. 3, 2024 (KTLA) 
Mourners light candles to honor the three victims in a deadly DUI crash in Pomona on Mar. 3, 2024. (KTLA) 
Three women were killed and another three victims were injured after a violent crash in Pomona involving a driver under the influence on Mar. 2, 2024. (KeyNewsTV) 
Three women were killed and another three victims were injured after a violent crash in Pomona involving a driver under the influence on Mar. 2, 2024. (KeyNewsTV) 
Three women were killed and another three victims were injured after a violent crash in Pomona involving a driver under the influence on Mar. 2, 2024. (KeyNewsTV) 
Three women were killed and another three victims were injured after a violent crash in Pomona involving a driver under the influence on Mar. 2, 2024. (KeyNewsTV) 
33-year-old Yesenia Olaez passed away in the crash. A memorial was set up to honor the intersections at the intersection of where the incident occurred on Mar. 3, 2024 (KTLA)
The crash occurred just before 11 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of White Avenue and Phillips Boulevard. Authorities say Victor Siharath, 36, of Pomona was driving the other vehicle and was under the influence at the time of the accident.
“Officers made contact with Siharath…and determined he was driving while impaired,” authorities said.
Video obtained by KTLA shows Siharath taking a sobriety test on the sidewalk just feet from the crash site.
Siharath was transported to a nearby hospital before being arrested for felony driving under the influence. He is scheduled to be in court on Tuesday in Pomona.
Gonzalez is hopeful that Siharath will face the maximum allowed sentence if convicted.
“I really want full justice for my sister. And not only her, for her sister-in-law,” Gonzalez said. “It’s two lives that we lost here.”
A GoFundMe has been started in memory of Yesenia.
