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SBSD - Victorville Police Department
Monday July 24th, 2023 :: 08:42 a.m. PDT

Advisory

Wrong Way Driver Collides with Another Vehicle; Driver Found to be Under the Influence of Alcohol

DATE/TIME: July 16, 2023 / 8:56 p.m.

INCIDENT: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

LOCATION: Luna Road and Amargosa Road, Victorville

SUSPECT(S): Gerardo Cruz Rodriguez, 55-Year-Old Male, Resident of Hesperia

VICTIM(S): 47-Year-Old Adult Male, Resident of Victorville 

SUMMARY: On Sunday, July 16, 2023, at approximately 8:56 p.m., deputies from the Victorville Police Department were dispatched to a wrong-way driver in a silver Ford sport utility vehicle, that collided with a dark colored Chevy sedan in the westbound lanes of Amargosa Road near Luna Road. The driver of the Chevy did not sustain any injuries from the collision.

The driver of the Ford, Gerardo Cruz Rodriguez, was found to be under the influence of alcohol. He was medically cleared before being booked into custody at High Desert Detention Center for driving under the influence of alcohol. 

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. 172307558

SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department

Address/Location
SBSD - Victorville Police Department
14200 Amargosa Rd
Victorville, CA 92392

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 909-387-3700

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