Authorities say a domestic violence call turned into a short pursuit and a deadly collision near the 60 Freeway.
POMONA, Calif. — Two people were killed late Wednesday when a man fleeing Pomona police slammed into their car near Garey Avenue and County Road, ending a brief pursuit that began during a domestic violence investigation, authorities said.
Police said the chain of events started at about 9:33 p.m. April 1 in the 400 block of East 10th Street, where officers had responded to a domestic violence call. Investigators say 31-year-old Marshall Campbell Judson returned to the location in a truck, drove recklessly and struck a parked patrol vehicle, turning the encounter into a felony pursuit. Minutes later, officers said, his truck crashed into a Ford Fusion carrying a young couple who were not involved in the original call. Both died at the scene, and prosecutors now say the case also includes the death of the woman’s unborn child.
The collision happened just after 9:30 p.m. at an intersection near the 60 Freeway, where scattered wreckage marked the end of the chase. Police said Judson fled south on Garey Avenue after hitting the patrol car. The pursuit was short, but it ended with a violent impact when his truck struck the Fusion in which Jennifer Alejandra Loera Zarco, 25, and Marc Anthony Trejo, 26, were riding. Fire crews and police responded to the crash scene, but both victims were pronounced dead there. Family members later told local media that Loera Zarco was about eight and a half months pregnant and close to delivering the couple’s first child. The deaths quickly turned a late-night police incident into one of the city’s most devastating stories of the week.
Authorities arrested Judson at the scene. Police said officers found a firearm and additional firearm components in his vehicle, and they also said he did not have a valid driver’s license. In the first hours after the crash, officers booked him on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, felony evasion, driving under the influence, driving without a valid license and firearm-related offenses. By Friday, the case had moved beyond those initial allegations. Prosecutors filed a felony complaint charging Judson with two counts of murder in the deaths of Loera Zarco and Trejo, along with one count of murder of a human fetus. He also faces counts tied to fleeing police in a vehicle causing death, assault on a peace officer and a firearm allegation. Some details remain unresolved, including what investigators believe led to the domestic violence call and what evidence they will cite to support the DUI count.
The case has drawn attention not only because of the deaths, but because the victims were bystanders whose lives intersected with the pursuit in a matter of seconds. Records cited by authorities show officers had responded to the same home before, including another domestic violence-related call. Police have not said how fast the vehicles were traveling when the crash occurred, and they have not publicly released a full pursuit timeline, body-camera video or intersection footage. What is clear is that the victims were nearing a major milestone. Relatives said the couple had been preparing to welcome a baby boy later this month. That detail has deepened public grief and intensified questions that often follow deadly pursuits, including how quickly a routine call can escalate and how much destruction can follow when a fleeing driver enters a busy city corridor at night.
Judson is expected to be arraigned Monday in Pomona. Prosecutors have said he is being held on multimillion-dollar bail as the criminal case moves forward. Investigators are expected to continue reviewing the pursuit, the crash reconstruction, the firearm evidence and toxicology findings tied to the DUI allegation. Police also have not said whether additional videos will be released or whether any internal review of the pursuit has begun. For the victims’ families, the next court date is likely to bring a new round of public attention to a loss that has already reshaped two households. For the city, it marks the start of a case that will be measured not only by the charges filed, but by how clearly officials explain the decisions and moments that led to the crash.
By Friday, flowers, online tributes and family statements had begun to fill out the picture of the two people killed. Relatives described a young couple planning for their first child and moving through ordinary routines before the crash shattered those plans. The public record still contains many unknowns, but the emotional outline is already clear. A domestic violence call became a pursuit. A pursuit became a collision. And a collision left a family mourning three lives instead of preparing for a birth. The next public step in the case is Judson’s arraignment, where prosecutors are expected to outline the charges in court and defense proceedings will begin to take shape.
The case stood Saturday at the charging stage, with the suspect jailed and an arraignment expected Monday in Pomona. Investigators have said the crash and the events leading to it remain under review.
Author note: Last updated April 4, 2026.