Gilberto Cazares Payan, 52, killed and several injured when alleged hit-and-run driver Diana Beatriz Martinez-Umana, 25, strikes taco stand at W. Holt Avenue and Dudley Street in Pomona, California
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Sat, 12/17/2022 - 9:19amAccident Date:
Friday, October 14, 20221 killed, 12 injured after hit-and-run driver slams into taco stand in Pomona, police say
The taco stand was destroyed in the aftermath of the crash -- tables were toppled and a car, possibly belonging to the suspect, was underneath a tent.
One Killed, Several Injured in Pomona Crash
The crash occurred just before 7:45 p.m. in the area of West Holt Avenue and Dudley Street, near Kiwanis Park, according to the Pomona Police Department.
1 dead, 12 injured as car crashes into Pomona taco stand
The driver ran from the car but surrendered about more than an hour later. She was identified as a 26-year-old woman from Pomona but her name wasn't immediately released, police said.
Man killed by motorist who plowed into a taco stand in Pomona is identified
Pomona resident Gilberto Cazares Payan, 52, a father of four, was pronounced dead at the scene Friday night.
'She hurt us,' says family of driver in deadly hit-and-run at taco stand
The 52-year-old Payan had gone to get tacos for his family. He leaves behind his wife and four children.
Fundraiser held for family of father killed in hit-and-run crash at Pomona taco stand
Another fundraiser is scheduled for Monday night outside of the Cardenas Market on West Holt Avenue.
Woman accused of fatal hit-and-run at Pomona taco stand charged
Diana Beatriz Martinez-Umana, 25, was charged with one count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, two counts of hit-and-run resulting in serious death or injury and eight counts of reckless driving causing injury.
Woman Pleads Not Guilty in Deadly Crash at Taco Stand in Pomona
A woman accused of slamming a vehicle into a Pomona taco stand, killing one man and injuring as many as a dozen other people, pleaded not guilty Friday to vehicular manslaughter and other charges.
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Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics:
Hit and RunPeople Involved:
Gilberto Cazares Payan
Diana Beatriz Martinez-Umana
Roadway:
W. Holt Avenue and Dudley StreetCity:
Pomona, CACounty:
Los Angeles County, CAArea:
Los Angeles, CA