Three people critically injured in a head-on crash Saturday night in Adelanto died Sunday at area hospitals, the San Bernardino Sun reported. The head-on collision was reported at 11:34 p.m. Saturday night on Highway 395, north of Rancho Road.
According to reports, Brandon Vinson, 34, of Hesperia, was travelling south in a 1995 Chevy on Highway 395 when he veered into a 2003 Hyundai SUV driven by Denise Jackson 42, of Victorville. Both Vinson, Jackson, and another passenger in the Hyundai, Patrice Spead, 20, also of Victorville were ejected from the vehicles. Vinson died at St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley shortly before 1 a.m. Jackson died shortly before 9 a.m. at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, and Spead died just after 10:30 a.m. at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton.
Inland Empire Accidents
The weekend was a rough one for traffic accidents the Inland Empire. A total of eight people died in traffic accidents. In addition to the three killed in this Adelanto accident, a bicyclist was struck and killed in San Bernardino, a Rialto man died in a crash with a big rig on Interstate 10, a 45-year-old Moreno Valley man was killed when his semi-truck went off of Interstate 15 in Riverside County, a motorist was killed in a crash with a light pole in Corona, and a driver died in a pickup truck died in a crash in Desert Hot Springs. The previous weekend, nine people were killed in accidents in the Inland Empire.
Highway 395 Accidents
Between 2003 and 2005, 28 people died in accidents on Highway 395 in San Bernardino County. NBC's "Dateline" has called Highway 395 one of the most dangerous roadways in the country. Head-on collisions such as this most recent February 20th crash on Hwy 395 often cause multiple fatalitiles. The 44-mile section for Hesperia to State Route 58, which travels through Adelanto, where the accident occurred, is perhaps the most dangerous part of Highway 395.
While the cause of this accident remains under investigation, the families of the women killed in the Hyundai may consider consulting with a California wrongful death lawyer about their legal rights following this accident. The families may be entitled to compensation in a wrongful death claim for the loss of their loved ones.
Sources: San Bernardino Sun, Inland News Today
iloveyhuuuu kuzzin denise i mayy have not known yhuu that well but i knew yhuu RiP yhuu and trecyy we loveyhuu and missyhuu and were living everydayy in honor of yhuuu
-- sparkleee (;
I pray that the children involved in this accident make a speedy, healthy recovery.
We knew yall through friends but you guys were like family we will miss you so much My prayers go out to all the people that love you.
highway 395 is a bad road. the city needs to do something about it. maybe mah friend could have been saved. or some ppl just dont need to be driving.
god bless this crazy world
your friend mesha
iloveyou tricyy :'(
Rest in peace Brandon, we will miss you, we love you,
you are in all our hearts and we all love you treecy you will always be in our hearts
i love you mom and sis. i miss you i hate people who drive druck.
hey im denise's daughter keia n patrice's little sister, when i heard about my family getting into a car accident i was out of my mind, i went crazy i just want them to know that i loved them and i will continue to love them, there's only one thing i regret and that's not getting the chance to spend time with my mother and sister as a family. love you momma, love you tricy R.I.P.
my name is Earl im Keia lil cuz and my family has been going thru somethings but its gonig to get better
I MISS THEM SO MUCH(MY MOTHER AND MY SISTER), WHY DO PPL CHOSE TO MAKE A MISTAKE:( WHY LORD? WHY? CRYING.............. TODAY WOULD OF BEEN MY SISTER'S 21st BIRTHDAY, AND MY MOTHER WOULD OF BEEN 43 ON JULY 19, DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY WERE SO FREAKING YOUNG, VERY P'D OFF RIGHT NOW!
Its been a fiew months scence the accident my family in texas is ok as far as i kno but im not so sure bout the ones in cailfornia, bt i hope they are. keia is ok 2
Lost my best friend in 2003, a head on. Many lives lost. I miss her still very much.