Fleeing Driver Crashes; Deputies Find Narcotics and Processed Marijuana in His Vehicle
DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 31, 2022/9:11 p.m.
INCIDENT: Possession of a Controlled Substance for Sale, Transportation of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Marijuana for Sale
LOCATION: Tussing Ranch Road / Deep Creek Road, Apple Valley
SUSPECT(S): William Charles Weston, a 49-year-old resident of Hesperia
SUMMARY: On Thursday, March 31, 2022, at approximately 9:11 p.m., Deputy Dominquez from the Apple Valley Police Department was conducting proactive patrol near Tussing Ranch Road and Balsa Street when he noticed a silver Infiniti sedan driving with no headlights.
A traffic enforcement stop was attempted and the driver, later identified as William Weston, accelerated at a high rate of speed and fled. Weston crashed down an embankment on Tussing Ranch Road and fled on foot. Weston was detained when California Highway Patrol (CHP) Aviation found him hiding behind electrical boxes. During a search of the vehicle, processed marijuana and suspected methamphetamine were confiscated.
Due to the injuries sustained during the collision, Weston was transported to a local hospital for treatment. The case will be forwarded to the District Attorney's Office for filing.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Deputy Dominguez 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 the information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Jackie Alban, Media Relations
Station: Apple Valley Police Department
Phone No. (760) 240-7400
Case No. 182201663
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
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SBSD - Apple Valley Police Department
14931 Dale Evans Pkwy
Apple Valley, CA 92307
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