DATE/TIME: March 8, 2025, at 6:49 p.m.
INCIDENT: Vehicle vs Pedestrian Fatal Traffic Crash
LOCATION: Bear Valley Road / Savage Lane, Apple Valley, CA
PEDESTRIAN: Unidentified Adult Female (Deceased)
DRIVER 1: 20-year-old Female, Resident of Apple Valley
VEHICLE 1: Red Mazda 6
SUMMARY: On Saturday, March 8, 2025, at approximately 6:49 p.m., deputies from the Apple Valley Sheriff’s Station and rescue personnel from the Apple Valley Fire Department responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic crash, on Bear Valley Road and Savage Lane, in the town of Apple Valley.
Through investigation, deputies determined a red Mazda 6, driven by a 20-year-old resident of Apple Valley, drove eastbound on Bear Valley Road in the number two lane, approaching Savage Lane. The pedestrian was running southbound on Bear Valley Road, in the roadway, across all lanes of travel when the Kia struck the pedestrian from the front. The pedestrian also was reported to have been caught shoplifting from Tractor Supply just prior to the crash and fled the location on foot after the stolen property was recovered by the store.
The pedestrian suffered major injuries and was transported to a local hospital by ambulance. She was later flown to a nearby trauma center for advanced care. The pedestrian later succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital. The driver of the Mazda was uninjured and remained on scene to cooperate with the investigation.
An investigator from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T) responded and is conducting an investigation. Bear Valley Road eastbound lanes were closed between the intersections of Deep Creek Road and Itoya Vista Road for approximately three hours while deputies processed the scene for evidence and interviewed witnesses.
Anyone with any information or anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact Deputy S. Esparza 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 S. Esparza
Station: Apple Valley M.A.I.T.
Phone No: (760) 240-7400
Case No. 182501207
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
