A 21-year-old Menifee man was arrested after authorities said he struck a pedestrian near Foothill Boulevard and Rochester Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga and left the scene. The man who was hit, a 32-year-old Rancho Cucamonga resident, died at a local hospital. Authorities have not publicly identified him.
Investigators said Michael Chifferdarrah was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe that struck the man as he crossed the street, CBS News reported. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said deputies responded Sunday to reports of the crash.
What Authorities Reported
Authorities said Chifferdarrah fled the crash scene. He later called 911 and spoke with deputies, then was booked at West Valley Detention Center.
The arrest followed what authorities described as a hit-and-run in which a man was killed. CBS News said authorities had no additional details immediately available, including a public name for the victim.
Earlier Deaths on Foothill Boulevard
The new case is separate from other fatal pedestrian collisions already reported along Foothill Boulevard. Those accounts do not establish a shared cause, and investigators have described them differently.
On April 17, 2022, a 56-year-old Rancho Cucamonga woman died after a hit-and-run in the 9000 block of Foothill Boulevard. In a notice that same day, the Rancho Cucamonga Sheriff's Station said the investigation and efforts to identify and locate the driver were continuing, according to Nixle.
On August 15, 2025, deputies responded to a collision on Foothill Boulevard near the I-15 Freeway. ONSCENE.TV reported that a Ford Flex driven by 59-year-old Michael Burnelle of El Monte struck an unidentified male pedestrian, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause was under investigation, and the case was to be forwarded to the Rancho Cucamonga District Attorney's Office for review.
A later collision, on January 5, 2026, happened around 6:13 p.m. on Foothill Boulevard at Lion Street as a man was crossing. Car Collision News reported that a 67-year-old pedestrian was struck by a 17-year-old Ontario resident driving a Dodge Durango. That driver remained at the scene and cooperated, and investigators did not believe impairment was a factor.
In Sunday's case, the public account stops at the arrest, the booking at West Valley Detention Center, and the death of a still-unnamed 32-year-old man.
