Last Updated on January 18, 2023 by C-CAR
POMONA >> An allegedly drunken man driving a stolen vehicle was caught with help from bystanders after he reportedly tried to leave the scene of a crash that killed a woman in Pomona late Thursday night.
The woman has been identified as 32-year-old Marissa Leigh Vasquez of Pomona, according to a Pomona police release.
Around 10:45 p.m., Claremont police notified the Pomona Police ’s Dispatch Center that they were at the scene of a two-vehicle accident on Arrow Highway and Mariposa Street in Pomona where one of the people involved had been killed. The crash took place shortly after Claremont police discontinued a short pursuit with one of the vehicles for a Vehicle Code violation.
Pomona officers learned that the driver of the second vehicle ran off, but was quickly caught when several witnesses told officers which direction he fled, officials said.
Police believe the unidentified man was under the influence of alcohol. They also learned the vehicle he was driving was allegedly an unreported stolen vehicle.
He was taken to a Los Angeles hospital for minor injuries sustained in the collision and arrested for on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and grand theft auto.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Traffic Division at 909-620-2081 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or We-Tip 800-782-7463.
