[12-13-2022] San Bernardino County, CA – Solo Car Crash in Hesperia Kills Driver and Passenger

Authorities said two people were killed in a solo car crash in Hesperia on Tuesday afternoon, December 13, 2022.

According to the Hesperia Police Department, the fatal crash occurred at 3:35 p.m. on the 7500 block of Arrowhead Lake Road.

The crash involved a gold 2002 Buick Century that went off the road for reasons under investigation at an unknown speed, causing it to hit a tree and become wedged against it.

Responders from the Hesperia police and San Bernardino County Fire closed the road to extricate the driver from the wreckage. They also had to use specialized tools to access the car’s interior to extricate the passenger.

Both occupants, identified by the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office as Pedro P., 24, of Apple Valley and Ruben M., 27, of Hesperia, were declared dead at the site.

The Hesperia Police Department is looking into the crash’s official cause.

Fatal Car Accident Statistics

In 2020, risky behaviors such as speeding, drinking and driving, and not wearing a seatbelt could account for as high as 80% of all traffic fatalities, according to the National Safety Council. The death rate went up by 8.3 percent in 2017 after declining for three years in a row.

Deaths per every 100,000 automobiles on the road have decreased from 33 in 1913 to 1.53 in 2020. In 1913, 4,200 people lost their lives and 1,300,000 were injured as a result of car accidents.

In comparison, it was predicted that there would be 276,000,000 automobiles on the road in 2020, resulting in 42,338 deaths.

Both annual vehicle sales and total kilometers traveled decreased by 11% by the year 2020. The number of fatalities per car on the road rose by 21.7 percent, the number of fatalities per person by 8.53 percent, and the number of fatalities per mile driven by 7.91 percent.

In 2020, car accidents killed 40,000 individuals and disabled another 1.3 million. As a whole, the annual cost of caring for persons harmed in automobile accidents is expected to exceed $473.2 billion.

Car Accident Lawyers in Hesperia

Victims of a car crash in California need to be reimbursed monetarily when they sustain injuries. If you or a loved one were hurt in an accident, you have the legal right to file a personal injury claim and seek monetary compensation regardless of who was at fault.

Talk to an attorney right away if you or a loved one has been harmed or killed in a car accident in California. Any and all interactions with the insurer will be handled by us.

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