A Pomona man faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison for killing three women when he drove drunk, ran a red light and crashed into their car last year in Pomona.
The victims were on their way home after attending a baby shower in Moreno Valley.
Victor Siharath, 37, pleaded no contest on Wednesday, Sept. 3, to three counts of murder and one count of driving under the influence causing injury, said Greg Risling, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
He will be sentenced Sept. 18 at Pomona Superior Court, Risling said.
The March 2, 2024 collision killed Alejandra Olaez Gomez, 33, of Pomona, her sister-in-law Yesenia Ochoa Olaez, 33, of Pomona and a family friend, Lorena Morales, 58, of Montclair. (Morales was identified by the medical examiner’s office as Lorena Peru.)
Alejandra Olaez Gomez’s then 12-year-old daughter and Morales’ husband were also injured in the crash, police said.
The victims were in a Corolla heading north on White Avenue when a Toyota 4Runner, going eastbound on Phillips Boulevard, ran a red light and collided with the car, said Aly Mejia, spokeswoman for the Pomona Police Department.
The Corolla then struck a light pole. Officers arrested Siharath who was the SUV’s driver.
As of Thursday, he was being held at the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic without bail.