BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A 52-year-old Oxnard man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following a crash in Big Bear Lake that left two women dead and another critically injured.
The crash happened on May 4, 2026, at about 10:22 a.m., at the intersection of Big Bear Boulevard and Cienega Road in Big Bear Lake.
According to a written statement from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Matthew Clark, 52, of Oxnard, was driving a white Ford Super Duty pickup truck southbound on Cienega Road when he approached the stop sign at Big Bear Boulevard.
Investigators said an adult woman from Big Bear Lake was driving a red Subaru Crosstrek westbound on Big Bear Boulevard toward the same intersection when Clark allegedly failed to stop and yield at the posted stop sign before entering the intersection and striking the passenger side of the Subaru.
Authorities said one passenger in the Subaru was pronounced dead at the scene. A second passenger was airlifted to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, where she later died from her injuries. The driver of the Subaru suffered major injuries and was airlifted to Loma Linda University Medical Center for treatment.
Clark suffered minor injuries and was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center for treatment before being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to the sheriff’s department.
He was later booked into the West Valley Detention Center and is being held on $250,000 bail.
The identities of the deceased women have not been released pending notification of next of kin.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station at (909) 866-0100. Anonymous tips can be submitted through the We-Tip Hotline at (844) 909-3006 or by texting “REPORT” to (844) 909-3006. Information can also be submitted online at the sheriff’s department reporting website.
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