Coroner Press Release

702404305: On June 21, 2024, at approximately 11:32 pm, officers with the Colton Police Department were involved in a law enforcement attempt to stop Julio Reyes, a 19-year-old resident of Colton, riding a motorcycle. Reyes was entering Interstate 10 westbound via the Riverside Ave. on-ramp, in Rialto, when he collided with a Jeep. Reyes was transported to the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center for medical treatment. On June 22, 2024, Reyes was pronounced dead. The California Highway Patrol investigated the collision. [06282024 1110 SC]
702404402: On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at 11:10 pm., officers with the Ontario Police Department responded to a single-vehicle collision north of the intersection of S. Mountain Avenue and W. Philadelphia Street in Ontario. The driver, 32-year-old Carlos Francisco Campos of Los Angeles, was transported to Chino Valley Medical Center and pronounced deceased at 11:45 pm. Please contact the Ontario Police Department for further information. [06282024 1110 SC]
702404400/702404401: On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at 10:54 PM, Fontana Police officers responded to a traffic collision involving a motorcyclist and a sedan the intersection of Sierra Avenue and Valley Blvd. The driver of the sedan, Ronald Clayton Steele a 46-year-old male resident of Rancho Cucamonga, was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:07 PM. The motorcyclist, Richard Malabuyoc Flora a 39-year-old male resident of San Bernardino, was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:02 PM. For additional information contact the Fontana Police Department. [06282024 1110 SC]
702404261: On Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 6:22 pm, officers from the California Highway Patrol responded to a head on collision of a sedan and a motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle, 42-year-old Kristina Kinsey of Apple Valley was pronounced deceased at the scene. For additional information please contact the California Highway Patrol. [06282024 1110 SC]
702404323: On Sunday, June 23, 2024, at approximately 6:55 pm, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) responded to the desert area just east of Phantom East/Shay Road, reference a single vehicle off highway vehicle (OHV) roll-over. The passenger, Cynthia Lynn Lorntzen, 26-years-old, and resident of Riverside, was pronounced deceased Sunday, June 23, 2024, at 7:26 pm. For additional information contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (Victorville Station). [06282024 1110 SC]
702404340: On Monday, June 24, 2024, at 4:03 PM, Deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single vehicle collision in the 11000 block of E Avenue in Hesperia. The driver, 54-year-old Gerardo Antonio Cruz of Los Angeles, was pronounced deceased at the scene at 4:14 PM. For further details please contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. [06282024 1110 SC]
702404279/702404280: On Saturday, June 22, 2024, at approximately 12:22 am, Ivan Herrera-Cervantes (driver), a 21-year-old resident of Ontario, and Charlie Rivera-Zavala (right rear passenger), 20-year-old resident of Ontario, were traveling southbound on Grove Ave. south of Sixth St., in Ontario. The Honda collided with the rear of a parked full-size Chevrolet Tahoe SUV. Paramedics pronounced Herrera-Cervantes, and Rivera-Zavala dead at the scene. The Ontario Police Department is investigating the incident. [06282024 1110 SC]
702404303: On Sunday, June 23, 2024, at approximately 12:22 AM, officers with Montclair Police Department (MPD) responded to Mission Blvd. east of Roswell Ave. in Montclair. A moped driver, Douglas Ray Thomas a 62 year-old resident of Oakboro, NC, was pronounced dead at the scene. For additional information please contact MPD. [06282024 1110 SC]
702404307: At 5:54 AM on 06/23/2024, the California Highway Patrol responded to US95N at mile marker 71 for a traffic collision. The driver, Rayleen Hurtado, a 37-year-old resident of Palmdale, was pronounced dead at the scene. For further information, please contact the Needles office of the California Highway Patrol. [06282024 1110 SC]
702404257: On Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 3:05pm, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 19000 block of Yucca Street in Hesperia. The Driver, Alex Cardenas, age 44, resident of Hesperia, was pronounced dead at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 1:04pm. For additional information please contact San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. [06282024 1110 SC]
702404261: On Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 06:22 pm, officers from the California Highway Patrol responded to a head on collision of a sedan and a motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle, 42-year-old Kristina Kinsey of Apple Valley was pronounced deceased at the scene. For additional information please contact the California Highway Patrol. [06282024 1110 SC]
702404234: On Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 3:05pm, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 19000 block of Yucca Street in Hesperia. The passenger, Frank Cardenas, age 46, resident of Hesperia, was pronounced dead on scene on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 3:36pm. For additional information please contact San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. [06282024 1110 SC]
702404215: On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at 03:00 pm, officers from the California Highway Patrol responded to an unresponsive driver in a Can-Am on Sunflower Drive at Indio Avenue in Yucca Valley. The driver, 30-year-old Aaron Erichson of Yucca Valley was pronounced deceased at the scene. For additional information please contact the California Highway Patrol. [06282024 1110 SC]
702404144: On Sunday, June 16, 2024, at approximately 3:25 AM, Cesar Guzman-Arredondo, a 26-year-old resident of San Bernardino passenger in a vehicle that overturned eastbound on Interstate-210 east of Waterman Ave., in San Bernardino. At 3:45 AM, paramedics pronounced him dead. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the incident. [06172024 1145 SC]
702404139: On Saturday, June 15, 2024, at approximately 07:00 PM, deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (SBCSD) responded to the intersection of Central Rd. and Highway 18., in Apple Valley. Driver, Markell Lister, a 28-year-old resident of Apple Valley, was transferred to Victor Valley Global Medical Center and pronounced dead at the hospital. For additional information please contact SBCSD Apple Valley Station. [06172024 1145 SC]
702404038: On Monday, June 10, 2024, at approximately 8:32 PM, Dylan Martinez, a 14-year-old resident of Hesperia, was riding a Honda motorcycle eastbound on Farmington St. east of Cottonwood Ave., in Hesperia. His motorcycle collided head-on with a Ford pickup truck. Martienz was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The San Bernardino Sheriff Department is investigating the incident. [06172024 1145 SC]
702404010: On Sunday, June 9, 2024, at 5:31 PM, officers from the Rialto Police Department responded to a motorcycle struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Willow Ave. and Valley Blvd. in Rialto. The motorcycle driver, 59-year-old Roger William Norris of Cabazon, was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center and pronounced deceased in the emergency department at 5:58 PM. For further information please contact the Rialto Police Department. [06172024 1145 SC]
702403994: On Saturday, June 8, 2024, at 10:35 PM, San Bernardino Police Department officers responded to a bicyclist struck by a vehicle near 30th Street and F Street in San Bernardino. The bicyclist, 43-year-old Nancy Carolina Ortiz of San Bernardino, was transported to St. Bernardine Medical Center and pronounced deceased in the emergency department at 11:26 PM. For further information please contact the San Bernardino Police Department. [06172024 1145 SC]
702403991: On Saturday, June 8, 2024, at 7:42 PM, California Highway Patrol officers responded to a vehicle collision on the westbound 210 freeway Waterman Avenue exit ramp in San Bernardino. The passenger, 21-year-old Leila Elisa Rose Strawder of San Bernardino, was transported to St. Bernardine Medical Center and pronounced deceased in the emergency department at 9:04 PM. For further information please contact the California Highway Patrol. [06172024 1145 SC]
702403983: On Saturday, 06/08/2024, at 11:40 AM, Officers from the California Highway Patrol responded to Sheep Creek Road North of Cheviot Road for a reported traffic collision. Driver, John Ortiz, a 32-year-old resident of Victorville, was pronounced deceased on scene. For additional information please contact California Highway Patrol- Victorville Area. [06172024 1145 SC]
702403967: On Friday, 06/07/2024, at 12:55pm, California Highway Patrol Officers responded to State Route 138 east of Kruse Road in Phelan. The single rider of an ATV, Michael Stroup Jr., age 20, resident of Phelan was pronounced dead at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center on 06/07/2024, at 2:04pm. For additional information please contact California Highway Patrol San Bernardino area. [06172024 1145 SC]
702403973: On Monday, 06/03/2024, at 9:10pm, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Deputies responded to Thunderbird Road west of Wichita Road in Apple Valley. Bicyclist, Victor Cunanan, age 54, resident of Apple Valley, was pronounced dead at Loma Linda University Medical Center on Friday, 06/07/2024, at 9:18pm. For additional information please contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. [06172024 1145 SC]
702403829: On June 02, 2024, at approximately 0216 hours, Alfredo Lopez, a 35-year-old resident of San Bernardino, was walking in the roadway on Interstate 10 (I-10) westbound west of Orange Ave., in Redlands. He was struck by a passing vehicle and was confirmed dead at the scene, by paramedics. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the incident. [06172024 1145 SC]
702403933: On Thursday, June 06, 2024, at 1202 am, California Highway Patrol responded to the area of the Interstate 215 and Inland Center Drive in the city of San Bernardino, for a reported vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision. The pedestrian, Donald Allen Duval, a 54 year-old resident of Joshua Tree, was pronounced dead at the scene. For additional information contact the California Highway Patrol – Inland station. [06172024 1145 SC]
702403813: On 06/01/2024 at 2:10 AM the California Highway Patrol responded to eastbound Interstate 40 near mile marker 69. Pedestrian Nicaria Gordon-Johnson a 21-year-old resident of Houston Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene. For further information, please contact the Barstow office of the California Highway Patrol. [06172024 1145 SC]
702403606: On Monday, May 20, 2024, at 06:34 a.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s responded to the area of Bear Valley Rd. and Industrial Blvd. in Victorville. 38-year-old David Ruff of Victorville was confirmed deceased at the scene. For further information contact San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. [06172024 1145 SC]
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