A high-speed police pursuit in Fontana left three San Bernardino teenagers dead and three other people injured Saturday night. The injured were the suspect driver and two police officers.
The pursuit began around 10:44 p.m. after officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop for vehicle code violations on a white Nissan Sentra and the driver did not comply, police said in a news release.
The pursuit, which lasted around 20 seconds, reached speeds of over 100 mph and ended after the suspect lost control of the sedan and crashed into a responding police unit’s car on Valley Boulevard and Cypress Avenue.
Two teenagers, later identified as 15-year-old Robert Rias and 14-year-old Domonic Adams Jr., were pronounced dead at the scene, police said in the release. Two of the four occupants in the Nissan were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. A passenger, 15-year-old Omari Pitts, later died from his injuries.
The two officers who were in the police vehicle when it was struck were also hospitalized with serious injuries. One officer was released Monday, while the other is continuing to receive treatment for his injuries, Officer Steven Reed said.
On Monday, Rialto Unified School District officials confirmed the three teenagers who died were students at Carter High School.
The Nissan driver, whose identity has not been released, is being treated for serious injuries, police said. It is unclear whether the individual was also a student or what their relationship was to the three victims.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s major accident team is handling the investigation.
