The collision occurred around 10:15 p.m. at Mill Street and Ohio Street, involving a 2014 Toyota Camry driven by Obryan and a 2013 BMW, according to the Colton Police Department.
Colton, CA. – Two adults were killed, and two children remain hospitalized after a suspected DUI crash in Colton Friday night that led to the arrest of 24-year-old Arianna Obryan of San Bernardino.
The collision occurred around 10:15 p.m. at Mill Street and Ohio Street, involving a 2014 Toyota Camry driven by Obryan and a 2013 BMW, according to the Colton Police Department.
Officers arrived to find significant damage to the vehicles and multiple victims. Police said five people were inside Obryan's Camry, including another adult and three children. The male adult passenger, a 25-year-old San Bernardino man, died at the scene.
The three children were rushed to the hospital; two remained in critical but stable condition Saturday, while one was treated and released with minor injuries.
The BMW carried three adults. The 19-year-old front passenger from Colton was pronounced dead at the scene, while the backseat passenger survived with stable injuries.
Obryan was arrested at the crash site and booked on charges including vehicular manslaughter and child endangerment.
Police classified the crash as a DUI collision, though they have not yet confirmed whether alcohol or drugs were involved. The investigation remains ongoing.
In 2021, Colton reported a total of 274 victims killed and injured in traffic collisions. The city's crash statistics are part of a broader statewide trend, with California consistently ranking high in total traffic fatalities and injuries. Specific breakdowns for Colton in 2021 reveal that there were 32 victims in alcohol-involved collisions, 15 victims in motorcycle crashes, and 14 pedestrian victims. The Colton Police Department actively conducts DUI checkpoints and other enforcement actions to mitigate these incidents, with locations selected based on data regarding reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The city's crash data, like all municipal data in California, is collected and stored within the California Highway Patrol's Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS). This data is used by entities like the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to rank cities and allocate grant funding for safety programs.
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