Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr. Killed in Victorville Crash at Seneca and El Evado

The driver of the second car, a 23-year-old woman, was hospitalized with unknown injuries

Victorville Crash
Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr. Killed in Victorville Crash at Seneca and El Evado

Victorville, CA. – A San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy died after the pursuit of a suspect ended in a crash on Monday afternoon in Victorville.

The deadly collision happened around 12:09 p.m. at the intersection of Seneca and El Evado roads.

Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr. was driving through the intersection while a chasing stolen vehicle when he collided with another car that was making a turn at the intersection.

Cuevas, a six-year law enforcement veteran stationed in Victorville, was killed in the accident.

The driver of the second car, a 23-year-old woman, was hospitalized with unknown injuries.

The suspect, Ryan Dwayne Turner Jr., 22 of San Bernardino, was arrested for vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and evading a peace officer causing death or serious injury.

More details about the accident were not released.

An investigation into the accident is ongoing.

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