Man accused of killing Riverside boy in head-on collision faces trial

A man who allegedly caused a head-on collision in Riverside at over 100 mph and under the influence of marijuana, in which a boy died and his three siblings were seriously injured, was due to appear in court for the first time on Monday.

Andres Laris, 23, of Riverside, was arrested and booked into Robert Presley Prison on Thursday, where he is being held on $1 million bail.

Laris is accused of intentionally violating traffic regulations and causing serious bodily harm in three cases.

He is scheduled to appear before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Walter Kubelun at the Riverside Hall of Justice on Monday afternoon.

Riverside police spokesman Officer Ryan Railsback said traffic investigators this month completed a year-long investigation into the crash that killed 8-year-old Obed Liam Barbosa Carbajal of Riverside.

Their findings led to sufficient prosecution, and according to Railsback, an arrest warrant was obtained and served on the defendant at his Hershey Way residence on Thursday.

Obed's then 25-year-old sister Kially Carbajal and his two siblings, 16-year-old Mario and 10-year-old Kiara, were seriously injured in the collision.

The latter suffered the most serious injuries – a blow to the head, two broken legs and a broken vertebra. She is still recovering. Kially Carbajal suffered a broken arm and foot and has since recovered. Mario, who was in the passenger seat of his sister's car, suffered severe head trauma that required surgery. He has since recovered.

Kially Carbajal was driving her younger siblings to school on the morning of May 16, 2023.

According to police and an investigation by the Carbajal family's attorneys, Laris was driving his 2020 Honda Civic westbound on Arlington Avenue and traveling “more than 100 mph” when he lost control at Stover Avenue.

Railsback said he failed to negotiate a curve and “due to his high speed” crossed the intersection into the oncoming lane.

“He collided head-on with the 2015 Nissan Sentra, which was traveling east on Arlington,” the police spokesman said.

The collision left both vehicles in a wreck, with everyone involved trapped.

The Riverside Fire Department rescued them a short time later. Obed was pronounced dead at the scene.

Laris, like the victim's siblings, was seriously injured and remained in hospital for an indefinite period of time.

Railsback said investigators decided to charge him with murder based on the defendant's past conduct, which included two speeding convictions, one of which led to him taking an online traffic safety course that warned: “Speeding is dangerous because it increases the risk of a crash and reduces the time the driver has to react and avoid a collision.”

The traces of cannabis in his blood after he was admitted to hospital indicated that he was likely under the influence of cannabis, which Railsback said provided further justification for charges.

There are no previous criminal convictions against Laris.

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