Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr. Killed in El Evado Road High-Speed Pursuit Crash [Victorville, CA]

Victorville, CA (March 18, 2025) – 36-year-old Hector Cuevas Jr. was killed on Monday morning after a high-speed pursuit crash on El Evado Road.

According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, the fatal incident happened before 11 a.m. at the intersection of El Evado and Seneca roads.

Authorities say that Cuevas was a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy, a six-year department veteran.

Reports say that the deputy died in a high-speed pursuit crash on Monday. The chase began when 22-year-old Ryan Dwayne Turner Jr. failed to yield in a stolen vehicle.

Officials say that Cuevas collided with another vehicle. The impact split his patrol car in half and brought down nearby power lines. A woman in a black sedan sustained injuries and was transported to the hospital in unknown condition.

Cuevas, assigned to the Victorville Station for the past three years, died at the scene. Law enforcement and community members honored him with a motorcade procession.

He is survived by his wife, two children, parents, and siblings. Colleagues remembered him as a dedicated officer and a loving family man.

Authorities arrested Turner, who has a history of fleeing law enforcement, and booked him on charges of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and evading police causing serious injury or death. Prosecutors seek to hold him without bail.

Governor Gavin Newsom ordered flags at the State Capitol to be flown at half-staff in honor of Deputy Cuevas.

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Sweet Lawyers extend our deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and colleagues of Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr. Our thoughts are with you during this difficult time.

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