Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor BALDWIN PARK – Alcohol likely contributed to a rollover crash on a rain-soaked Mt. Baldy Road above Claremont Monday night that took the life of his passenger, the California Highway Patrol said.
Oscar Daniel Pineda, 30, is accused of driving south on the mountain road north of Shinn Road at high speed, causing the 2018 Toyota Camry to crash into a dirt berm and overturn onto the asphalt, according to the CHP. The collision occurred January 17 at 11:35 p.m. Pineda’s right rear passenger, a 28-year-old Ontario woman, died at the scene. She has been identified as Janet Hernandez, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Pineda and his other passenger, Brian Martin Valdivia from Los Angeles, were taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. Neither Hernandez, nor Valdivia were wearing seatbelts, according to the CHP. Pineda was booked on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI causing bodily injury, according to the CHP. Pineda is being held in lieu of $100,000 ahead of a scheduled appearance in Pomona Municipal Court January 20. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT – A multi-vehicle collision left a motorcyclist dead on the eastbound 210 freeway at Baseline Road November 9.
The collision was reported just before 6 p.m. near the Baseline Road off ramp. A blue BMW X5 reportedly hit the motorcycle. The rider was discovered down without a pulse in the No. 1 lane, according to the California Highway Patrol. A Toyota Corolla was possibly also involved. At 6:17 p.m., a 2-hour Sig Alert was issued for the HOV and No., 1, 2 and 3 lanes. By 9:13 p.m., the CHP announced all lanes were reopened. It is unclear if alcohol, or drugs played a factor in the crash. It is also unclear if an arrest was ever made. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT - A large safe and other personal property was recovered from the vehicle occupied by four burglary suspects who decided to flee from Claremont Police and the California Highway Patrol until they crashed and rolled their SUV in Downey Sunday night.
The suspects are accused of committing two residential burglaries May 16. Officers responded just after 8 p.m. to the 800 block of Brigham Young Drive after a resident saw three suspects armed with baseball bats enter the rear yard of a residence. Police did not find the suspects, but recovered a baseball bat. Minutes later, police responded to another address a short distance away, the Claremont Police Department said. A residential burglary alarm was triggered just before 8:30 p.m. in the 4100 block of New Hampshire Ave. Responding officers saw a white SUV leaving the neighborhood. A Claremont officer in an unmarked police vehicle began following that white SUV. Backup officers confirmed a burglary happened at the New Hampshire home, Claremont Police Department said. The white SUV was trailed onto the westbound 210 freeway and then to the southbound 605 freeway with additional Claremont officers and a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department helicopter also following. The California Highway Patrol was requested to take over the chase and after attempting to conduct a traffic stop, the suspects fled at high speed. The pursuit entered the city of Downey where the suspects attempted to exit onto Bellflower Boulevard where they crashed on the offramp and rolled in their SUV. The driver ran away, leaving his three accomplices behind in the SUV to eventually be arrested. The driver fled through residential properties and reportedly ran into a garage where he hid briefly before officers located him with the help of a helicopter and took him into custody, according to California Highway Patrol radio traffic. Lancaster man Dequan Clark, 20, Los Angeles man Jaheim Hickman, 19, Los Angeles man Bernard Peoples, 23, and a 15-year-old juvenile from Hawthorne were taken into custody. Inside the SUV, officers located property reportedly taken from the home on New Hampshire Avenue, Including a large safe. Additional property was also found believed to have been stolen from a home in Chino Hills, Claremont Police said. The three adult suspects were booked on suspicion of attempted burglary, burglary and possession of stolen property. Two of the adult suspects are being held without bail at the Claremont Police Department Jail for probation and parole violations, while the third adult suspect is being held at the Claremont Police Department Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail, Claremont Police said. The juvenile suspect was later released on a citation to his parent. All three adult suspects are scheduled to appear at Pomona Superior Court on Tuesday, May 18, Claremont Police said. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT - A 39-year-old Claremont man crashed a VW Jetta November 22 while evading police and officers discovered drugs and handguns in the car. The unidentified driver refused to stop for an officer who reportedly observed the suspect commit a traffic violation at Indian Hill and Bonita Avenue around 11:08 a.m. During the chase, the driver lost control and crashed into some trees at Elder Drive and Green Street, according to the Claremont Police Department. “Upon officers conducting a search of the vehicle, they found a loaded .380 Jimenez Arms Inc. handgun located inside a sock in the center console and a loaded Springfield Armory XD 9mm handgun on the ground. Also found inside the vehicle was Xanax, heroin, and methamphetamine, all packaged for sales,” Claremont Police said in a written statement.
The suspect was arrested and booked on suspicion of illegal possession of firearms and possession for sales. The suspect had a female passenger, but there was no word if she was arrested, or set free. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT - One person was declared dead on arrival after a vehicle crashed below Mt. Baldy Road Wednesday.
The crash on Mt. Baldy Road at North Padua Avenue was dispatched to firefighters at 4:43 p.m. May 13. Firefighters will be working a difficult extrication due to the distance the vehicle crashed and the terrain. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT - A man was found hiding under a parked car after slamming head-on into a tree Monday morning, Claremont Police said. The crash occurred just before 11:30 a.m. in the 3700 block of North Padua Avenue, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatch reports. The driver of a Dodge Charger slammed into a tree and fled the crash on foot. He was caught hiding under a car during a yard-to-yard search, according to the Claremont Police Department.
Sgt. David DeMetz identified the suspect as 23-year-old Vicente Peralta of Montclair. He was booked on suspicion of felony DUI and felony hit and run. Peralta is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail. Court date information was unavailable. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT - A pedestrian was injured after being hit by a vehicle, a county fire dispatcher said. The collision occurred at 6:52 a.m. at Indian Hill Boulevard and West First Street. The pedestrian was transported to a hospital, Los Angeles County Fire Dispatcher Supervisor Cheryl Sims told SGV CityWatch. The Claremont Police Department deemed the injuries as serious. Indian Hill Boulevard will be closed from West First Street to West Green Street for several more hours. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT – Police announced Friday the arrest of a 67-year-old Covina woman who they allege struck and killed a pedestrian January 8, leaving his body in the roadway. Evidence at the scene led officers to Helen Scheuplein and her vehicle in Pomona at the Hi-Brow bar in the 500 block of West Foothill Boulevard. She was arrested without incident and booked on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, vehicular manslaughter and hit and run causing death, according to the Claremont Police Department. Scheuplein is accused of killing 50-year-old Rancho Cucamonga man James Radzik in the 1600 block of North Towne Avenue. During Scheuplein’s arrest, officers seized evidence related to the hit and run crash, Claremont Police said.
Scheuplein is being held in lieu of 100,000 ahead of a scheduled appearance in Pomona Superior Court Monday, January 13. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT - Police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian early Wednesday.
The collision occurred in the 1600 block of North Towne Avenue near Syracuse Drive. Firefighters returning to their station discovered the body of a 50-year-old man on the roadway, according to the Claremont Police Department. The body was found just after 2:30 a.m. January 8. There is no vehicle or suspect description. A California Highway Patrol broadcast indicated the suspect vehicle should have Major front end damage and windshield damage. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT - The HOV lane has opened, but the rest remain closed after a tractor trailer overturned, blocking most lanes of the west 210 freeway at Towne Avenue.
The California Highway Patrol reports a Sig Alert affecting blocked lanes at the Towne Avenue offramp will last until possibly 8 a.m. The trailer overturned around 4:19 a.m. November 4 after the semi slammed into a hill at the right shoulder. it is unclear if anyone was injured in the crash. |
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