PRESS RELEASE
Release Date: May 21, 2023 / 7:30 a.m.
Incident: Fatal Traffic Collision
Date / Time: May 18, 2023 / 8:37 p.m.
Location: 900 N. Riverside Ave, Rialto, CA 92376
Decedent: Marvin Molina, Age 35, Resident of Rialto
Driver: Lyeshia Ennette Bailey, Age 34, Resident of San Bernardino
On May 18, 2023, at 8:37 p.m. the Rialto Police Department Communications Center received reports of a traffic collision in the 900 block of North Riverside Avenue involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. Officers arrived on scene at 8:40 p.m. and located the adult male pedestrian, Marvin Molina, suffering from life threatening injuries. Rialto Fire Department personnel arrived minutes later and pronounced Molina deceased at 8:45 p.m. Lyeshia Bailey was found to be the driver and sole occupant of the white Nissan Sentra that struck Molina. She sustained no injuries during the collision.
The Rialto Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) responded and conducted an investigation. Preliminary information indicates Molina was walking westbound in lanes of traffic on Riverside Avenue outside of a crosswalk. Bailey was southbound on Riverside Avenue when Molina walked into southbound lanes of traffic. Bailey subsequently collided with Molina. Bailey remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation, which is still ongoing. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in this collision.
The Rialto Police Department requests that anyone who may have information about this incident contact Traffic Sergeant Dan Smith at (909) 644-6025. Witnesses can also anonymously report information through WeTip at (800) 782-7463, reference case #932305448.
Cpl. Nic Parcher
Public Information Officer
(909) 771-9016
[email protected]
