Man attempts to carjack two different vehicles after collision with a semi-truck
DATE/TIME: August 27, 2021 / 2:23 p.m.
INCIDENT: Carjacking
LOCATION: Ranchero Road / I-15 Freeway, Hesperia
SUSPECT(S): Taqeemohammad Ashraf, 26-year-old male, resident of Walnut
VICTIM(S): 40-year-old male- Semi-Truck Driver
36-year-old male - Pickup Truck Occupant
54-year-old male - Jeep Driver
SUMMARY: On Friday, August 27, 2021 at approximately 10:19 a.m., deputies from the Hesperia Station and officers from the California Highway Patrol responded near the I-15 freeway, near the intersection with Ranchero Road, in reference to a traffic collision involving a Toyota Sienna and a semi-truck. The occupant of the Toyota, later identified as Taqeemohammad Ashraf, jumped onto Caliente Road and attempted to carjack a jeep from a male driver. The Jeep driver managed to get away from Ashraf and Ashraf ran to the Chevron gas station at 13302 Ranchero Road.
Ashraf armed himself with a rock and approached an occupied Chevrolet pickup truck parked at a gas pump. Ashraf attempted carjack the truck from its owner and a fight ensued. Witnesses came to the victim's aid, and after a significant struggle, the victim and witnesses managed to hold Ashraf down until the California Highway Patrol arrived on scene and took custody of Ashraf.
The registered owner of the pickup truck sustained moderate injuries and was treated at the scene by rescue personnel from the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
The driver of the semi-truck and the driver of the Jeep were both uninjured. Officers from the California Highway Patrol are investigating the traffic collision. A records check indicated the Toyota Sienna driven by Ashraf was stolen from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ashraf was arrested and booked at High Desert Detention Center for PC 215(a)- Carjacking and is being held on $250,000 bail.
Refer: Taylor Reynolds, Media Relations
Station: Hesperia Police Department
Phone No. (760) 947-1500
Case No. 192105456
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Hesperia Police Department
15840 Smoke Tree St
Hesperia, CA 92345
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 760-947-1549