Suspect Arrested in Connection With Double Fatal Hit-and-Run Traffic Collision

Pomona, Los Angeles County, CA: The Pomona Police Department announced on Monday afternoon the arrest of the suspect allegedly involved in a hit-and-run fatal traffic collision that killed two people and hospitalized a passenger on Sunday.

Pomona PD identified the suspect as Erik Elias Perez, an 18-year-old resident of Pomona.

Perez was booked and charged with vehicular manslaughter, grand theft auto and a hit-and-run resulting in death, reported the Pomona PD.

Pomona PD received a call of an injury hit-and-run traffic collision around 8:45 p.m. Sunday, May 28, 2023, on Garey Avenue, north of Bonita Avenue, where arriving officers located an overturned SUV with three occupants trapped inside the vehicle, according to the department.

A surviving female passenger in critical condition was transported by Los Angeles County Fire Department to a nearby hospital. The front passenger and driver were pronounced deceased at the scene by fire department personnel, according to Pomona PD.

Initial reporting of the incident by Key News Network can be found here .