DATE/TIME: January 18, 2022 at approximately 8:30 a.m.
INCIDENT: Suicide Investigation
LOCATION: Bear Valley Road / Balsam Avenue, Hesperia
VICTIM(S): 23 Year Old Male, Name Withheld Pending next of Kin Notification
SUMMARY: On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at approximately 8:30 a.m., deputies with the Hesperia Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to the intersection of Bear Valley Road and Balsam Avenue with reports of an Auto vs Pedestrian traffic collision. Deputies along with personnel with the San Bernardino County Fire Department arrived on scene and located a male down in the #3 lane of Bear Valley Road. The male subject was transported by ground to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
A witness to the collision informed investigators it appeared the male subject intentionally entered the roadway, walking into the side of a semi truck traveling eastbound on Bear Valley Road. Investigators believe the semi truck driver was unaware of the collision and are still working to identify that driver.
If anyone you know is suffering from a mental Illness please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All calls are confidential.
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Refer: J. Chambers, Community Relations
Station: Hesperia Sheriff's Station
Phone No. (760) 947-1500
Case No. 192200422
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
