POMONA, Calif. (KABC) — Two women were killed and a 1-year-old child was severely injured when a wrong-way driver crashed into their car on the 60 Freeway in Pomona Saturday night, authorities said.
The crash happened around 11 p.m. on the westbound 60, just west of Reservoir Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Rick Rodriguez, 24, of Pomona, is accused of driving the wrong way on westbound lanes and crashing head-on into a Honda Civic vehicle carrying three people.
Two women in the victims’ vehicle – a 29-year-old driver and 39-year-old passenger – died in the crash. A 1-year-old child in the Civic suffered “major injuries” and was taken to a hospital.
After the initial crash, authorities say the suspect’s car spun out and hit another car. The victim in the second collision was hospitalized with minor injuries.
Rodriguez was taken to a hospital with severe injuries. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, authorities said.
Several lanes of the freeway were shut down for more than six hours but later reopened.
