2 sisters, an infant killed in violent wrongway crash in Southern California
Mar 26, 2025
Heartbreaking details are emerging in the violent wrong-way crash in Pomona that left two adult women, 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 22nd collision was firs
t 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.
Jazmin Guadalupe Ramos, 29, and her sister, 39-year-old Rachel Moreno, 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.
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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, understandably, requested their privacy, are struggling with the loss of the two siters 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. ...read more read less