A motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash reported just off Highway 18 near Joshua Road and Yucca Loma Road in Apple Valley on Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened where the roadway curves, and a witness reportedly spotted the motorcycle down an embankment before calling 911.
According to Victor Valley News, the crash was reported around 3:11 p.m. The outlet reports that the witness checked whether the rider was breathing but found no signs of life, and that it is unclear how long the rider had been down before being discovered. Emergency personnel responded to the scene and pronounced the rider dead there, and the article describes the rider as an older adult man.
Timeline From the Traffic Log
A separate traffic-incident feed tracking the same location offers a glimpse of how the response unfolded through the afternoon and evening. At 3:12 p.m., the log for the incident, cataloged by chpfatal.com as Fatality 23330 on Yucca Loma Road, recorded an entry reading “SBSO and CC 1097,” though the shorthand itself is not explained in the available records.
By 3:48 p.m., the same feed noted a request for a flatbed tow for evidence purposes, adding that the coroner had been notified by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office at the time of the call. Later, at 6:50 p.m., the feed indicated the vehicle had been secured at the GandM Apple Valley yard, closing out the day's documented response.
Investigation Remains Open
The California Highway Patrol's Victorville area office is investigating the crash. The rider's identity has not been released.
This is not the first fatal motorcycle crash reported in the same stretch of Apple Valley over the years. In April 2024, Victor Valley News reported that a motorcyclist was killed in a crash at Highway 18 and Quinnault Road, and in October 2016 the outlet reported that a 40-year-old Apple Valley man died after crashing his motorcycle near Joshua Road and SR-18. Tuesday's crash remains a developing story, and Hoodline will update as more details emerge.
