DATE/TIME: March 3, 2023 / 11:56 p.m.
INCIDENT: Illegal Speed Contest, Driving Under the Influence, Evading a Peace Officer with a Disregard for Safety
LOCATION: Bear Valley Road and Eleventh Avenue, Victorville
SUSPECT(S): David Lemus, 19-Year-Old Male Resident of Apple Valley
VICTIM(S): State of California
SUMMARY: On Friday, March 3, 2023, at approximately 11:56 p.m., during the Victorville Police Department’s-Office of Traffic Safety DUI Suppression, a deputy observed two Dodge Challengers engaging in a street race at speeds more than approximately 100 mph on Eleventh Avenue in Victorville. The deputy conducted a traffic stop on the white 2017 Dodge Challenger, occupied by a driver and two passengers. The driver, David Lemus, failed to comply with the deputy’s orders and drove away at a high rate of speed. Deputies pursued the vehicle southbound on Eleventh Avenue.
The pursuit ended when Lemus lost control of the vehicle and collided into a street sign and a telephone pole, near Eleventh Avenue and Eucalyptus Street in Hesperia. The vehicle received extensive damage from the collision. It was towed and impounded for 30 days. None of the occupants were injured. Lemus was arrested and booked on participating in an illegal speed contest, driving under the influence of alcohol, and evading a peace officer with a disregard for safety. He was released from custody after posting bail.
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact the Victorville Police Department 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: Tricia Blake, Media Relations
Station: Victorville Police Department
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
Case No. 172302729
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
