Motorist injured in July 5 Pomona crash dies at hospital, police say

A motorist who was badly injured in a three-vehicle hit- and-run crash in Pomona on July 5 has died at a hospital, authorities said.

The crash occurred about 9 p.m. at Garey and Orange Grove avenues, according to the Pomona Police Department.

Four people were transported to a hospital with injuries ranging from minor to severe, police said.

"One of the innocent drivers -- a female victim -- passed away at the hospital this week," police said in a statement on Tuesday. "The suspect in (a) white SUV fled the scene."

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Family members identified the fatally injured woman as 57-year-old Carol Fuentes, according to ABC7, which reported that the driver of a Ford Expedition drove away from the scene and remains on the run.

"I just hope the person who did this to her can't sleep at night and they come forward because they murdered my mom," Fuentes' daughter Bridget Diaz told ABC 7. "There is nothing that's ever going to fill this void."

A GoFundMe page to assist the family had raised nearly $5,000 by Wednesday morning. Fuentes is survived by six children and her husband.

Anyone who witnessed the crash was urged to call police traffic investigators at 909-802-7741 or 909-620-2048.

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