Clarence Nelson, a former assistant basketball coach at Pomona High School, and his wife, Lisa, have been identified by the school as two of the victims of Tuesday's fiery multi-vehicle pileup in Ontario.
A Facebook post from Pomona High School appeared to confirm earlier social media rumblings from loved ones that Clarence and Lisa Nelson were among the three people who lost their lives when a tractor trailer driven by a 21-year-old man plowed into slow-moving traffic on the westbound side of the freeway.
The message posted by Pomona High School was brief, just a photo of Clarence Nelson giving an on-camera interview and a photo of local news coverage.
"RIP Coach Nelson and his wife. Prayers ," the caption reads.
It was not immediately clear when or for how long Nelson coached at the