Full Notification

DATE/TIME: July 7, 2019 / 8:37pm

INCIDENT: Hit and Run with Serious Injuries, Perjury

LOCATION: Bear Valley Road, near Balsam Avenue, Victorville

SUSPECT: Salatiel Macias Palomino, 34-year old Hesperia resident

VICTIM: Male, 31-year old Hesperia resident


SUMMARY: On July 7, 2019, deputies from the Victorville Police Department responded to the area of Bear Valley Road and Balsam Avenue for a hit and run involving a vehicle and pedestrian. According to the caller, the 31-year old male victim was hit by a dark colored Mercedes or BMW while walking on Bear Valley Road. After hitting the victim, the suspect continued westbound on Bear Valley Road.

The victim suffered multiple serious injuries and was flown to a nearby trauma center for treatment. He was in critical but stable condition. Unable to locate the suspect, deputies continued the investigation into the incident.

The morning of July 8, 2019, deputies conducted a vehicle check on a black, 2016 Mercedes Benz abandoned in a field near Mojave Street and Mariposa Road in Hesperia. The vehicle had damage consistent with a collision. That afternoon, Salatiel Macias Palomino contacted the Hesperia Police Department to report his black, 2016 Mercedes Benz had been stolen from his residence sometime overnight. Deputy A. Ramos with the Victorville Police Department assumed the investigation. After several days collecting evidence and conducting interviews, Ramos determined Palomino had been the person driving the Mercedes that struck the pedestrian. Palomino had made the false grand theft auto report in an effort to protect himself.

On July 12, 2019, Palomino was arrested and booked at High Desert Detention Center for hit and run causing serious injury and perjury, both felony offenses. His bail was set at $50,000 and on July 13, 2019, he posted bond and was released.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Deputy A. Ramos at the Victorville Police Department 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: Mara Rodriguez, Media Relations

Station: Victorville Police Department

Case #: 171905875

Phone No. (760) 241-2911

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