DATE/TIME: Friday, July 22, 2022, at 12:48 a.m.
INCIDENT: Fatal Traffic Collision / Hit and Run
LOCATION: East 3rd Street near Tippecanoe Avenue, Highland
INVOLVED PARTY: Unknown
VICTIM(S): 45-year-old Male Resident of Highland, Name withheld pending next of kin notification
SUMMARY:
On Friday, July 22, 2022, at 12:48 a.m., deputies from the Highland Sheriff’s Station responded to East 3rd Street, east of Tippecanoe Avenue, for a report of an unresponsive male lying in the roadway. Upon arrival, they found the male lying in the westbound lanes of traffic. Despite life-saving efforts, the male died due to a traffic collision.
The Region Major Accident Investigation Team responded to the collision and assumed the investigation. It appeared the male was riding a skateboard in the westbound lanes of East 3rd Street when he was struck by a vehicle that drove west. The vehicle did not stop and fled the scene before the deputies arrived. The cause of the collision is under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact Deputy Caudle of the Region Major Accident Investigation Team at (909) 364-2000. Callers wishing to remain anonymous can call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or leave information at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy Caudle or Rusk, Region Major Accident Investigation Team
Station: Highland Sheriff’s Station
Phone No. (909) 425-9793
Case No. 132202959
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
