DATE/TIME: February 13, 2026, at 7:05 p.m.
INCIDENT: Vehicle v. Pedestrian, Fatal Hit-and-Run
LOCATION: Apple Valley Road / Yaqui Road, Apple Valley
SUSPECT: Unknown
VEHICLE 1: Unknown
VICTIM: Male, 80-year-old, Resident of Apple Valley (Pending next of kin notification)
SUMMARY: On Friday, February 13, 2026, at approximately 7:05 p.m., deputies from the Apple Valley Sheriff’s Station and rescue personnel from the Apple Valley Fire Protection District responded to a hit-and-run traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian that occurred on Apple Valley Road, south of Yaqui Road, in the Town of Apple Valley.
During the investigation, deputies determined an 80-year-old male lay on the northbound bicycle lane of Apple Valley Road, south of Yaqui Road. The male was struck by an unknown vehicle traveling north on Apple Valley Road. The male succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
An investigator from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Major Accident Investigative Team (M.A.I.T) arrived and is conducting the investigation. Apple Valley Road north and southbound lanes were closed between the intersections of Yaqui Road and Kinai Road for approximately four hours while deputies processed the scene for evidence and attempted to locate witnesses. The collision is currently under investigation.
Anyone with any information or who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact Deputy T. Arlotti at the Apple Valley Sheriff’s Station 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 the information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Deputy T. Arlotti
Station: Apple Valley M.A.I.T.
Phone No: (760) 240-7400
Case No. 182600885
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
