DATE: Sunday, October 4, 2026, at 12:07 a.m.
INCIDENT: Fatal Traffic Collision
LOCATION: Air Expressway / Adelanto Road, Adelanto
PEDESTRIAN: Elio Battisti, 40-years-old, Resident of Adelanto
SUMMARY: On Sunday, October 4, 2026, at approximately 12:07 a.m., deputies from the Victor Valley station responded to a fatal traffic collision near the intersection of Air Expressway and Adelanto Road in Adelanto.
The driver of a white box truck was traveling eastbound on Air Expressway when the driver-side mirror of the truck struck a pedestrian who was walking westbound in the same lane. The driver of the box truck remained at the scene until deputies arrived.
The pedestrian, who was later identified as Elio Battisti, 40 years old, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Victor Valley station at (760) 552-6800 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may contact We-Tip by calling, or text the word “REPORT” to 844-909-3006 or visit https://mobile.catapultems.com/sbcsd/Sites
Refer: Deputy D. Hendrickson
Station: Victor Valley
Phone No. 760-552-6800
Case No. 242602079
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
