UPDATE: Driver Arrested After Pursuit with Infant in Vehicle Ends in Crash in Hesperia

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A man was arrested after leading deputies on a pursuit through Victorville and Hesperia early Monday morning before crashing into another vehicle while a one-year-old child was inside the suspect vehicle, authorities said.

The incident occurred at about 12:10 a.m. on Monday, March 9, 2026, near Bear Valley Road and Mariposa Road in Victorville.

According to a written statement from the Victorville Police Department, Deputy C. Rummel and Deputy A. Arzola observed a 2003 Chrysler Voyager minivan commit several California Vehicle Code violations and attempted to conduct a traffic enforcement stop.

The driver failed to yield and led deputies on a pursuit through Victorville and onto the southbound Interstate 15 freeway.

Authorities said the minivan later exited at Main Street in the City of Hesperia and the pursuit ended at the intersection of U.S. Highway 395 and Main Street when the vehicle collided with a black 2022 Volkswagen Atlas.

Both vehicles came to rest in the northwest corner of the intersection near the traffic signal light. The Chrysler minivan left the roadway and came to a stop along a nearby hillside.

Following the collision, two occupants fled on foot. Deputies pursued the suspects and detained them. The driver, Bryan Espinoza, a 32-year-old resident of Upland, was arrested without further incident.

Deputies discovered a one-year-old infant and the child’s mother, Grace Caron, a 23-year-old resident of Upland, inside the vehicle. According to the department’s written statement, both sustained minor injuries.

Authorities said the uninvolved motorist in the Volkswagen Atlas complained of pain but declined medical transport.

Espinoza was arrested and booked at the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto for V.C. 2800.3 – Failure to Yield Causing Injury or Death, P.C. 273A(a) – Child Abuse, and P.C. 182(A)(1) – Conspiracy to Commit a Crime.

Another suspect who fled on foot, Marco Antonio Herrera, a 29-year-old resident of Los Angeles, along with Caron and the child were transported to a hospital for medical treatment. A report will be forwarded to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office for review.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked 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 leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com, according to the Victorville Police Department.

Editor’s note: This article was updated with additional information following a press release issued by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

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