[10-05-2024] San Bernardino County, CA – Police Chase Ends in Crash, Two Injured Near Rancho Cucamonga

An investigation is underway after a high-speed police chase ended in a two-vehicle crash near Etiwanda Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday night, October 5, 2024.

Fontana Police officers located the suspect’s vehicle around 9:30 p.m. after it had evaded another law enforcement agency. The driver reportedly ran a red light at high speed, striking another car.

Two passengers from the impacted vehicle were hospitalized with moderate injuries and are expected to recover. Video from the scene shows a person, likely the suspect, being taken into custody in handcuffs.

Authorities have not yet disclosed the reason for the initial pursuit.

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First, you should check on all passengers, drivers, and pedestrians involved. If they need medical help, call for an ambulance immediately. Make sure that you don’t move anyone who is unconscious or reports back or neck pain unless their life is in imminent danger, for example, from a fire or oncoming traffic. Since car accidents are unexpected, you also need to do the following:

1. Call the police to report any deaths, injuries, or substantial property damage. Get the names and badge numbers of the officers who are at the scene of the accident. Later, call the police department and request an accident report.
2. Take pictures of all parties involved, including their driver’s licenses, insurance cards, and respective vehicles. Remember to capture any visible damages, skid marks, and the vehicles’ points of rest.
3. Take note of the street names, traffic lights, and signs.
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Automobile crashes are the leading cause of unintentional deaths and injuries in the US. Every year, car accidents claim the lives of two million people and injure ten million more.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines reckless driving as “willful disregard” for the safety of other road users. The NHTSA also recorded 12,151 fatalities caused by speeding in 2022. In San Bernardino County, 3,267 speed-related crashes either resulted in injuries or fatalities, according to data from the latest OTS Crash Rankings Results.