DATE/TIME: March 12, 2022 / 1:01 p.m.
INCIDENT: Fatal Traffic Collision
LOCATION: Mariposa Road and Short Street, Hesperia
INVOLVED PARTY: 44-year-old male (Driver)
INVOLVED VEHICLE: 1994 GMC Sierra
SUMMARY: On Saturday, March 12, 2022, at about 1:01 p.m., deputies from the Hesperia Station and emergency personnel from the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to a traffic collision involving a 1994 GMC Sierra near Mariposa Road and Short Street, in the city of Hesperia.
Through preliminary investigation, it is believed the GMC traveled south on Mariposa Road. The GMC left the east roadway edge of Mariposa Road, rolled over in a field where the driver was ejected. As a result, the 44-year-old male driver of the GMC succumbed to his injuries while on scene.
Investigators from the Hesperia Station Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) responded and assumed the investigation. It is still under investigation whether or not drugs and/or alcohol were a factor in this crash.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is urged to contact Deputy D. Holland at the Hesperia Station at 760-947-1500. Those wishing to remain anonymous may call WeTip at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or go to www.wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy D. Holland or Sergeant B. Motley
Station: Hesperia Station, Traffic Division
Phone No. 760-947-1500
Case No. 192201887
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
