DATE/TIME: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 8:05 a.m.
INCIDENT: Major Injury Hit-and-Run Collision
LOCATION: Intersection Grand Avenue and SR-62 (Twentynine Palms Hwy), Yucca Valley
SUSPECT(S): Unknown Hispanic male adult (40-50 years old)
VICTIM(S): Lloyd Kaiser, 74-year-old resident of Yucca Valley
SUMMARY: On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at approximately 8:05 a.m., deputies from the Morongo Basin Sheriff's Station responded to the intersection of Grand Ave and SR-62 (Twentynine Palms Hwy) for a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian hit-and-run traffic collision. Witnesses reported an unknown Hispanic male adult driving a red hatchback was traveling southbound on Grand Avenue when the vehicle struck pedestrian Lloyd Kaiser, who was crossing Grand Ave at the intersection of SR-62. The driver exited the vehicle, assisted Kaiser to the nearby curb, then got back into his vehicle, made a u-turn, and fled northbound on Grand Ave. Kaiser sustained major injuries and was transported via ambulance to a local area hospital for treatment. Officers from the Morongo Basin CHP Station and a helicopter from Sheriff's Aviation responded to the area and assisted deputies in searching for the suspect and associated vehicle; however, despite a thorough and lengthy search, the suspect remains unidentified and at large.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic male adult, approximately 40 to 50 years old, and was witnessed wearing a black shirt, black shorts, and black shoes at the time of the incident. The suspect vehicle is described as an unknown make/model red hatchback. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect and suspect vehicle involved in this incident. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has information about the driver or vehicle is urged to come forward.
If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the Morongo Basin Sheriff's Station at (760) 366-4175. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are encouraged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or submit information online at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy R. Quiroz-Falcon
Station: Morongo Basin Sheriff's Station
Phone No. 760-366-4175
Case No. 232500297
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
