Heartbreaking details are emerging in the violent wrong-way crash in Pomona that left two adult sisters and an infant child dead, along with a motorist suspected of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
According to a CHP spokesperson, the March 22 collision was first reported around 11 p.m. on the westbound 60 Freeway near Reservoir Street.
The wrong-way driver was going east in the westbound lanes, the spokesperson said, when he struck the victims’ Honda Civic, along with another vehicle.
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A brutal crash involving a wrong-way driver killed two people in Pomona late Saturday, March 23, 2025. (KNN) -
A brutal crash involving a wrong-way driver killed two people in Pomona late Saturday, March 23, 2025. (KNN) -
A brutal crash involving a wrong-way driver killed two people in Pomona late Saturday, March 23, 2025. (KNN)
Jazmin Guadalupe Ramos, 29, and her sister, Rachel Moreno, 39, were declared dead at the scene. Jazmin’s son, 1-year-old Ezra, was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries three days later, on March 25.
The 24-year-old wrong-way driver, identified as Rick Rodriguez, is suspected of driving while under the influence. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he died the following day.
Video from the scene obtained by KTLA shows multiple mangled vehicles, including one that came to rest on top of the freeway’s center median.
Devastated family members in Huntington Park, who requested their privacy, are struggling with the loss of the two sisters and beloved Ezra. Rachel, the older sister, was also a mother and leaves behind children.
Several fundraisers are planned in the coming weeks, including a car wash to help raise money for funeral expenses.
