Three Killed in Head-On Crash on Highway 395 in San Bernardino County
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.
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