DATE/TIME: September 5, 2021 / 11:42 a.m.
INCIDENT: Fatal Traffic Collision
LOCATION: Air Expressway / Gateway Street
SUSPECT(S): N/A
VICTIM(S): Name Withheld - Pending Next of Kin Notification
SUMMARY: On Saturday, September 5, 2021 at 11:42 a.m., deputies from the Victorville Police Department and rescue personnel from the Victorville Fire Department and American Medical Response responded to a single vehicle traffic collision in the area of Air Expressway and Gateway Street.
Upon arrival deputies located an unresponsive driver suffering from major injuries. Despite life saving measures, the driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. Deputies with the Victorville Station's Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. Deputies learned the driver was traveling east on Air Expressway and for unknown reasons collided into a light pole.
Eastbound Air Expressway was closed for several hours while deputies completed their investigation and reopened at 2:00 p.m. The cause of the collision is still under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact Deputy M. Lee at the Victorville Police Station at (760) 241-2911 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: M. Lee
Station: Victorville Police Department
Phone No. 760-241-2911
Case No. 172108415
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
