DATE/TIME: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 / 3:41 P.M.
INCIDENT: P.C. 273(a) – Cruelty to a Child
LOCATION: 14700 block of Seneca Road, Victorville
SUMMARY: On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at approximately 3:41 p.m., deputies from the Victorville Police Department responded to the Rancho Seneca Apartment complex for a traffic collision involving a pedestrian.
Through investigation, deputies learned a mother gave permission to her 12-year-old child to move the vehicle in the parking lot of the apartment complex. The mother stood near the driver’s door, holding her infant child, while the 12-year-old moved the vehicle. While moving the vehicle, the vehicle door hit the mother causing her to fall to the ground and drop her infant child. The infant sustained head injuries and was flown to Loma Linda University Medical Center. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact the Victorville Police Station at (760) 241-2911 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 information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com
Refer: Deputy C. Tejeda, Detective S. Fincel
Station: Victorville
Phone No. (760) 241-2911
Case No. 172507958
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
