A 22-year-old man led a high-speed pursuit in law enforcement, killing a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy who is facing felony murder, escaping a peace officer and Grand Theft Auto, the district attorney announced Wednesday.
According to San Bernardino County, Ryan Dwayne Turner Jr. Artie. Jason Anderson. Turner is suspected of driving a stolen car.
According to the sheriff’s department, violent traffic collisions caused by the pursuit killed Sheriff’s Hector Cuevas Jr., one of several representatives who pursued Turner. The crash occurred at 11:09 am at the intersection of Seneca and Elvado roads.
Turner escapes the scene. Anderson said this is not the first time Turner has fled the scene after his stolen car was captured by law enforcement officers. Last year, Turner caused the law enforcement cruiser to collide as citizens during the pursuit of Rialto. According to ABC 7 News, he did not defend the Great Theft car in those cases for eight months.
“It must be because our idea is that this is a murder case because reckless life is indifferent,” Anderson said. “When you realize the risks that may occur, we think he is, and obviously driving in this particular situation leads to personal death, the murder is appropriate.”
The exact details of what caused the crash are still unknown.
Department investigators are studying slip marks and other evidence to better understand what is happening, Sheriff Shannon Dicus said in a press conference Tuesday. He said another driver was also involved in the accident.
Another driver who collided with Cuevas, Marcellina Demyan, is recovering from her injuries. San Bernardino Sun. Demi told the Sun that she had not heard the sound of chasing the vehicle.
Demyan turned left on the green arrow and said Cuevas did not turn on the emergency lights and sirens.
Kuvas’ SUV appears to be torn into two at the crash site, a black sedan at the crash site suffered front-end damage, and the airbags deployed, KNBC-TV report.
Kuwas’s wife and two children survived.
“Hector is the type of law enforcement that we all want to be,” Dicus said. “He is a great and great protector and a great father who we will suffer and support our family for quite some time.”
Turner will be arraigned in Victorville Court on Thursday.
Staff writer Clara Harter contributed to the report.
