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SBSD - Victor Valley Sheriff's Department
Monday March 24th, 2025 :: 01:44 p.m. PDT

Advisory

Investigation Underway into Fatal Crash in Adelanto: Witnesses asked to Contact Investigators

DATE/TIME: March 18, 2025, 6:45 p.m. 

INCIDENT: Fatal Traffic Collision 

LOCATION: US Highway 395 and Rancho Road, Adelanto 

INVOVED PARTY(S): Driver of Chevrolet: Mawusi Z. Fiagbenu, 47-year-old Female of Adelanto (Deceased)
Passenger in Chevrolet: Adult Female
Driver of Mazda: Adult Male 


SUMMARY: On March 18, 2025, around 6:45 p.m., a white Mazda CX-7 with a solo occupant, traveling north on US Highway 395, collided with a white Chevrolet Impala occupied by two people, traveling west on Rancho Road in the city of Adelanto. All three occupants were transported to hospitals. The driver of the Impala suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital on March 20, 2025.

The cause of the collision is under investigation, and investigators are asking witnesses to the collision to come forward with information. Please contact Deputy Richard Morales with the Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) at the Adelanto Sheriff’s station at (760)552-6800, Monday-Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30PM or Sheriff's Dispatch at (760)965-5001, after hours and weekends. 


Refer: Deputy Richard Morales, MAIT Investigator 

Station: Adelanto Sheriff's Station 

Phone No. (760)552-6800 or (760)965-5001

Case No. 242500563

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

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SBSD - Victor Valley Sheriff's Department
11613 Bartlett Ave
Adelanto, CA 92301

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