Full Notification

DATE/TIME: January 21, 2018 / 7:43 p.m.

INCIDENT: Hit and Run Causing Injuries, Driving Under the Influence, Evading a Peace Officer

LOCATION: Amargosa Road

SUSPECT(S): Britney Flowers, 26-year old Hesperia resident

VICTIM(S): Confidential


SUMMARY:
On January 21, 2018, Deputy C. Olivas with the Victorville Police Department initiated a traffic stop on Amargosa Road, after the driver of a 2014 Buick pulled out of a business and drove on the wrong side of the roadway, nearly colliding with Olivas.

Deputy Olivas made contact with the driver, later identified as Britney Flowers. Smelling a strong odor of alcohol, Olivas asked her to exit the vehicle. Flowers chose not to comply and drove away. She led deputies on a pursuit covering a distance of approximately 4 miles. During the pursuit, Flowers failed to yield to red lights, drove at excessive speeds and violated several vehicle codes. As Flowers approached Bear Valley Road, she collided with a guardrail and rear-ended a 2010 Chevrolet. The collision sent Flowers’ vehicle down an embankment on the northwest corner of Amargosa Road and Bear Valley Road, where the pursuit ended.

The driver of the Chevrolet complained of neck pain but refused medical treatment at the scene. Deputies arrested Flowers at the site of the collision. She was checked out at a nearby hospital and booked at West Valley Detention Center for hit and run causing injuries, driving under the influence of alcohol, and evading a Peace Officer. She is scheduled to appear in Victorville Superior Court on January 23, 2018, and is being held in lieu of $100,000.00.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911. 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: Mara Rodriguez, Media Relations Officer

Station: Victorville Police Department

Case #: 171800812

Phone No. (760) 241-2911

JOHN MCMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department