DATE/TIME: May 9, 2023 / 8:30 p.m.
INCIDENT: Fatal Traffic Crash
LOCATION: 16000 Block of North D Street, Victorville
INVOLVED PARTIES: Arturo Pena 33-year-old Male, Resident of Barstow (Deceased)
Adult Male, Adult Female, and Six Juveniles, Residents of Victorville
SUMMARY: On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at approximately 8:30 p.m., deputies from the Victorville Police Department along with rescue personnel from the Victorville Fire Department and American Medical Response were dispatched to a two-vehicle traffic collision between a white Ford SUV and a gray Chevrolet SUV, on North D Street in Victorville.
Deputies Wolff and Cote with the Major Accident Investigation Team assumed the investigation. They determined the male driver of the Ford was traveling southbound on D Street when he crossed into the opposing lanes of traffic, colliding with the Chevrolet. The collision caused the Ford to exit the roadway and overturn down an embankment. It came to rest on train tracks in the path of an oncoming train. The northbound train was unable to stop before colliding with the Ford.
The male driver of the Ford, identified as Arturo Pena, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two of the occupants of the gray Chevrolet were transported to a local hospital for complaints of pain.
This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact Deputy Wolff at 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. 172305072
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
