Deputy Injured, Several Hospitalized After Pursuit Ends In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Hesperia Road In Victorville

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy was injured and an armed Victorville transient was arrested Thursday after authorities said he led deputies on a vehicle pursuit that ended in a multi-vehicle collision before fleeing on foot and forcing his way into an occupied motel room.

According to the written statement, the incident began at about 12:42 p.m. when deputies from the Victorville Police Station conducted a vehicle check on a white Dodge Magnum near Interstate 15 and D Street after it matched the description of a vehicle connected to a report of a man seen with a gun the previous day.

Deputies attempted to contact the driver after activating their emergency lights. The driver, identified as 35-year-old Vincent Clemons, allegedly drove toward the deputies before fleeing, prompting a vehicle pursuit.

Authorities said Clemons fled at a high rate of speed and failed to stop at signaled intersections. As he approached the intersection of B Street and Hesperia Road, he allegedly failed to stop at a posted stop sign and collided with a silver Subaru traveling northbound on Hesperia Road and a silver Toyota RAV4 traveling southbound.

The sheriff’s department said the Subaru subsequently collided with a cement wall, overturned, and struck a parked, unoccupied silver Honda Pilot.

Following the collision, Clemons fled on foot. According to the written statement, deputies later located him at a nearby motel, where he forcibly entered an occupied guest room before deputies took him into custody without further incident.

During the investigation, deputies recovered a firearm from inside Clemons’ vehicle.

Clemons, along with the involved drivers and passengers from the collision, was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.

A deputy also sustained non-life-threatening injuries, was transported to a local hospital and has since been released, according to the sheriff’s department.

Clemons was booked at the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto on suspicion of resisting or delaying a peace officer resulting in injury, felon in possession of a firearm, burglary and reckless evading.

The investigation also resulted in hard road closures at Hesperia Road and C Street, Hesperia Road and A Street, and B Street and Eighth Street while deputies processed the scene.

Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to contact the Victorville Police Station at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Those wishing to remain anonymous may call or text “REPORT” to We-Tip at 844-909-3006. Online reporting is also available at https://mobile.catapultems.com/sbcsd/Sites.

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