Date / Time: June 9, 2024 / 5:32 p.m.
Location: 200 block of West Valley Boulevard, Rialto, CA 92376
Case: 932406097
Victim: Roger Norris, 59-year-old male, resident of La Verne
Suspect: Monica Granger, 48-year-old female, resident of Riverside
Information:
On Sunday, June 9, 2024, at 5:32 p.m. Rialto Police Department Communications Center received reports of a vehicle versus motorcycle traffic collision in the 200 block of West Valley Boulevard. Officers and Rialto Fire Department Paramedics arrived on the scene minutes later and located the motorcyclist, Roger Norris suffering from life-threatening injuries. The motorcyclist was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries at 5:58 p.m. Monica Granger was found to be the driver of the white Toyota Highlander and sustained no injuries during the collision.
The Rialto Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) responded and conducted an investigation. Preliminary information indicates Norris was eastbound in the #2 lane of Valley Boulevard. Granger was westbound on Valley Boulevard in the #1 lane approaching Willow Ave. For an unknown reason, Granger drove across the painted median into opposing lanes where a head-on collision occurred with Norris.
Monica Granger was booked into a San Bernardino County jail for Penal Code 187(a) Murder with a $1,000,000 bail.
The Rialto Police Department Major Accident Investigation Team responded to the scene and is conducting the investigation. Anyone who may have information about this incident can contact Traffic Sergeant Dan Smith at (909) 644-6025. Witnesses can also anonymously report information through WeTip at (800) 782-7463, reference case #932406097.
Sgt. Dan Smith
Rialto Police Department
(909) 644-6025
[email protected]
