One of three people killed in a crash after a suspected DUI driver led officers on a pursuit on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in West Covina was identified Monday.
About 4:10 a.m. Saturday, California Highway Patrol officers tried to stop the driver of a red 2011 Toyota Corolla after the vehicle was seen traveling unsafely on the westbound 10 Freeway west of Holt Avenue, according to the CHP.
“The driver of the Toyota failed to yield and a pursuit ensued,” the CHP said. “During the pursuit, the driver of the Toyota fled at high speeds.”
The driver exited the freeway at Francisquito Avenue and crashed into a concrete wall after failing to safely negotiate a curve on the off-ramp, the CHP said.
“At the termination point of the pursuit, officers immediately rendered medical aid to the four unconscious occupants within the vehicle,” the agency said.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him Monday as Daniel Moreno, 19, who died of blunt traumatic injuries.
A 20-year-old male passenger was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center with major injuries, where he later died, the CHP said. A female passenger of unknown age was taken to Los Angeles General Hospital with major injuries, where she died.
Another 20-year-old male passenger was taken to Los Angeles General Hospital with major injuries.
The identities of the two other people who died were being withheld pending notification of their relatives.
The CHP is investigating the crash.