A hit-and-run suspect was arrested after a wrong-way crash left a person dead in San Bernardino County.
The suspect was identified as Teri Leanne Jones, 43, of Adelanto, according to the California Highway Patrol.
On Aug. 3, CHP officers responded to a crash on El Mirage Road, just west of El Mirage Airport Road in Adelanto, around 8:30 a.m.
An investigation revealed the suspect was driving the wrong way on the dirt shoulder when she decided to make an “unsafe turn” in front of an oncoming Honda Civic.
The Honda driver tried to quickly turn away to avoid the crash, but the maneuver caused his vehicle to flip over and off the roadway.
Investigators said the suspect, who was driving a Subaru Forester, fled the scene after noticing the victim’s significant injuries.
The victim was airlifted to the hospital where he later died. His identity was not released.
CHP investigators found the Subaru Forester and identified Jones as the suspect involved. On Aug. 6, she was arrested for felony hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter charges.
“The CHP takes hit-and-run crashes and unsafe driving seriously and will diligently work to investigate these incidents,” said CHP Victorville Area Commander Captain Todd Kovaletz.
No further details were released as the incident remains under investigation.
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