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Juan Rios

Age : 30

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/29/2026

Location : Towne Avenue near Bonita Avenue

City : Pomona

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department; California Highway Patrol

Officer(s) :Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/29/2026, 30-year-old Juan Rios was killed when he crashed during a police pursuit that began in Victorville and ended in Pomona. At approximately 1:33 a.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputies attempted to stop the blue 2025 Nissan Sentra Rios was driving for an alleged vehicle-code violation in Victorville. Rios continued driving away while deputies pursued him through city streets and onto southbound Interstate 15.

The California Highway Patrol assumed control of the pursuit as Rios continued south through the Cajon Pass. The pursuit traveled onto Interstate 215 and Interstate 10 before Rios exited the freeway at Towne Avenue in Pomona.

At approximately 2:00 a.m., Rios crossed railroad tracks near Towne Avenue and Bonita Avenue, lost control of the Nissan and left the roadway. The car crashed head-on into a large palm tree outside an apartment complex. The impact caused extensive damage to the driver’s side and roof of the Nissan and broke off the upper portion of the palm tree.

Rios was the only person inside the car. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. The pursuit covered approximately 50 miles from Victorville to Pomona. The California Highway Patrol investigated the fatal crash and the circumstances surrounding the pursuit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.vvng.com/fleeing-driver-killed-after-high-speed-pursuit-from-victorville-ends-in-violent-crash-in-pomona/
https://abc7.com/post/chase-ends-violent-crash-outside-pomona-apartment-complex/19596546/
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/pomona-deadly-police-pursuit-driver-crashes-into-palm-tree-towne-ave/