4 people killed in violent multi-vehicle crash after chase involving DUI suspect ends in Upland

UPLAND, Calif. (KABC) -- Four people were killed in a violent crash early Friday after a high-speed chase involving a DUI suspect and multiple law enforcement agencies ended in Upland.

The multi-vehicle collision occurred about 2 a.m. near the intersection of West 16th Street and North Mountain Avenue.

According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, the chase began about five miles east of the crash site at Foothill Boulevard and Archibald Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga when a deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a driver suspected of DUI.

The driver wouldn't pull over and ended up smashing into the front of a white Ford Mustang. Four males were pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities.

"The suspect vehicle ended up in three different parts, and four occupants of that vehicle were pronounced deceased at the scene," said San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department spokesperson Gloria Huerta.

Four people were killed in a violent crash that occurred early Friday after a high-speed chase involving a DUI suspect and multiple law enforcement agencies ended in Upland.

A fifth victim inside the suspect's vehicle - a 13-year-old boy - survived the collision and was rushed to the hospital. His condition is unknown. Two innocent victims were transported to a hospital but appeared to be OK, authorities said.

Authorities told Eyewitness News a loaded firearm was found in the suspect's vehicle, a 2018 Hyundai, which had been reported stolen in Fontana.

The impact of the crash left a debris field scattered throughout the intersection, including two mangled vehicles. The wreckage of one car ended up on the lawn of a nearby shopping center.

No police officers or sheriff's deputies were injured in the pileup.

Reflecting on the tragedy, residents in the area said there seems to be too many people fleeing from the police.

"Nobody stops nowadays," said one resident. "You get pulled over and there could have been people walking. People do walk because there's a bar down the street and they go there and that's closing hours, 2 o'clock or 2:30."

The incident remains under investigation.