DATE/TIME: June 29, 2024, 4:02 p.m.
INCIDENT: Fatal Vehicle Collision
LOCATION: Bear Valley Road, West of Kiowa Road, Apple Valley
INVOLVED PARTY(S): Daniel Stuardo Perez, 29-year-old Male Adult (Deceased)
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy
UPDATE: July 1, 2024 - The decedent involved in the June 29, 2024, collision has been identified as 29-year-old Daniel Stuardo Perez of Apple Valley.
SUMMARY: On Saturday, June 29, 2024, at approximately 4:02 p.m., a deputy from the Apple Valley Police Department was traveling westbound on Bear Valley Road, with emergency lights and sirens activated, responding to a priority call for service. The driver of a Toyota Corolla was traveling eastbound on Bear Valley Road, west of Kiowa Road. The driver of the Toyota attempted to make a left turn into a parking lot and collided with the patrol unit.
The male driver of the Toyota was pronounced deceased at the scene. His name is being withheld pending positive identification and next of kin notification. The deputy suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
Bear Valley Road will be closed to traffic between Kiowa Road and Snapping Turtle for several hours while deputies conduct the investigation.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Apple Valley Police Department at (760) 240-7400 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: Public Affairs
Station: Apple Valley
Phone No. (760) 240-7400
Case No. 182403165
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
