Full Notification

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:27 am

INCIDENT: PC 2800.2 Failure to Yield, PC 273a(a) Child Endangerment

LOCATION: Thunderbird Road and Ramona Avenue

SUSPECT(S): Driver #1- Michael Dominguez, 31-year-old male, transient of Apple Valley
Driver #2- Stephany Taylor, 35-year-old female, transient of Apple Valley

VICTIM: 11-year-old male

SUMMARY:
On Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 9:27 a.m., Deputy Teplansky witnessed a green 1997 Ford Explorer make an illegal U-turn, almost causing an accident. Verbal contact was made with the driver, later identified as Michael Dominguez, to wait while the deputy turned his unit around.

Dominquez continued to slowly drive west bound on Thunderbird Road while he and the passenger, Stephany Taylor switched seats, making Taylor the driver. Deputy Teplansky activated his lights and siren but Taylor failed to pull over, continuing west bound on Thunderbird Road. A pursuit ensued through the residential areas of Standing Rock Road and Gayhead Road. The vehicle was towing a pop-up camper trailer that became detached as Taylor drove through the front lawn of a residence located on Erie Road.

During the pursuit, Dominquez jumped out of the vehicle, leading deputies on a foot pursuit, jumping several fences before being detained.

Taylor continued to lead deputies in a pursuit as she continued down US Hwy18, into the City of Victorville, where she entered the southbound I-15 freeway at Palmdale Road. The pursuit ended when Taylor came a stop a half mile north of the Oak Hills exit, in the City of Hesperia and was taken into custody without incident. As deputies approached the vehicle, they discovered there was an 11-year-old male with special medical needs inside. The juvenile was unharmed during the pursuit and was placed in the care of Child and Family Services.

Both Dominguez and Taylor were transported and booked into High Desert Detention Center for being in violation of PC2800.2 Failure to Yield and PC273a(a) Child Endangerment.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Deputy G. Teplansky at the Apple Valley Police Department at (760) 240-7400 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.




Refer: Jackie Alban, Media Relations

Station: Apple Valley Station

Phone No. (760) 240-7400

Case No. 181905144

JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department