Santa Ana – Amber Kristine Calderon, 43, of Long Beach, has been charged with three felonies in connection with killing a bicyclist and critically injuring two others when she drove on the shoulder of Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach while on her way to work Monday morning.
The driver did not stop after hitting the three bicyclists despite having a flat tire and obvious damage to her car. Instead, she continued driving another 2/3 mile and blowing through a state park parking lot kiosk without paying before being blocked in by another driver who witnessed the crash and followed her to the parking lot.
Calderon has been charged with one felony count of hit and run causing permanent injury or death, and two felony counts of hit and run with injury. She faces a maximum sentence of 5 years and four months.
On Monday October 20, 2025, at about 6:47 a.m., Calderon was driving southbound on Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, north of Newland Street, when she is accused of driving onto the shoulder of the road and into a group three bicyclists who were riding together on the shoulder. One of the bicyclists, 45-year-old Eric John Williams, died at the scene. The two other bicyclists suffered serious injuries, including spinal fractures, broken ribs, a broken ankle, as well as cuts and bruises.
Despite having significant damage to her hood, windshield, front bumper and losing her passenger side mirror at the site of the collision, Calderon is accused of driving on a flat tire for another 2/3 of a mile to a beach parking lot at Magnolia Street and driving past the parking kiosk without paying.
A parking attendant flagged her down before a witness to the crash blocked Calderon in with his vehicle and told the parking attendant not to let her leave because she had just hit three bicyclists. The parking attendant radioed for the California State Parks Police to respond.
Calderon was arrested on suspicion of felony hit and run resulting in death or injury, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony driving under the influence causing death or injury, and possession of a hard drug with a prior conviction. Toxicology results are still pending.
“Human life is precious, and an early morning bike ride with friends turned into what can only be described as a heartbreaking tragedy,” said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. “We are working closely with our law enforcement partners to ensure justice is carried out to the fullest extent of the law for Mr. Williams and his loved ones and for the two other bicyclists who survived such a horrific ordeal on what should have been a peaceful ride along the beach.”
Senior Deputy District Attorney Devin Campbell of the Homicide Unit is prosecuting this case.