Hesperia - Driver arrested in a Fatal Traffic Collision on Mariposa Road and Eucalyptus Street
DATE/TIME: MAY 01, 2015 / 7:46 PM
INCIDENT: FATAL TRAFFIC COLLISION
LOCATION: MARIPOSA ROAD / EUCALYPTUS STREET, HESPERIA
INVOLVED PARTIES: WILLIAM BURKE, age 51
SUMMARY:
On May 01, 2015 at about 7:46 PM, Deputies from the Hesperia Station and rescue personnel from the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to a reported head on traffic collision at the intersection of Mariposa Road and Eucalyptus Street in the City of Hesperia. The driver of the blue Honda Ridgeline was driving north on Mariposa Road when, for unknown reasons, crossed over the double yellow lane lines and into the southbound traffic lane. A black Chevrolet Impala was driving south on Mariposa Road. The Honda and Chevrolet collided in a head on collision causing major damage to both vehicles. The driver of the Chevrolet sustained fatal injuries resulting from the collision. The passenger inside the Chevrolet was flown to Loma Linda Medical Center. The driver and passenger of the Honda sustained minor injuries. The driver of the Honda, William Burke, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol and booked at the High Desert Detention Center in the City of Adelanto.
MAIT Investigators are continuing the investigation into the collision. Mariposa Road was closed in all directions until about 4:45 a.m., while MAIT investigators processed the scene for evidence and interviewed witnesses.
Anyone with information or anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact Deputies Brian LoVasco or Simon DeMuri from the Hesperia Station.
Refer: Brian LoVasco
Station: Hesperia
Phone No: (760) 947-1500
Case No. 191503049
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
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San Bernardino, CA 92408
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