Juvenile Pedestrian Dies After Hit-and-Run on Mesa View Drive in Victorville
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A juvenile pedestrian died following a hit-and-run collision on Tuesday night in Victorville.
The incident occurred around 8:30 pm on August 20, 2024, along Mesa View Drive near Olivine Road. Responding firefighters from the Victorville City Fire Department called in a medical helicopter to transport the injured juvenile.
A Mercy Air helicopter landed at Sunset Ridge Park and airlifted the pedestrian to Loma Linda University Medical Center. Despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
According to a witness who stopped to call 911, the pedestrian was a Hispanic male between 13 and 15 years old, wearing a black jacket, black pants and carrying a bag with chips and drinks.
According to a sheriff’s news release, deputies determined that a royal blue color vehicle drove south on Mesa View Road, north of the intersection of Olivine Road. The unknown vehicle struck the male pedestrian and fled the scene of the collision.
Mesa View Drive was temporarily closed in both directions while deputies conducted their investigation but reopened around 9:33 pm.
The identity of the deceased male has not been released.
Anyone with information or who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact Deputy J. Tomasello at the Victorville Station, (760) 241-2911. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
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