HESPERIA, California — A 53-year-old Hesperia woman was killed early on Sunday, October 25, in a multiple-vehicle crash on Ranchero Road at Cataba Road in Hesperia, according to local traffic reporting by Pain In The Pass, which cited San Bernardino County coroner's officials and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) traffic log. The coroner's officials identified the woman killed as Sandy Stroud, 53, of Hesperia. Reporting has not said which vehicle she was in.

Source: Pain In The Pass, Oct. 25, 2026

The crash was reported just before 5 a.m. The CHP incident log for Ranchero Road at Cataba Road opens with an iPhone traffic-collision alert at 4:56 a.m. and records vehicles blocking the middle of the roadway, a vehicle facing the wrong way in the lanes, and evidence-tow requests later that morning for a 2019 light gray/blue Buick Encore — entries consistent with a serious multi-vehicle collision under investigation.

Source: CHP fatal-incident log (via chpfatal.com), Oct. 25, 2026

According to the CHP traffic log as reported by Pain In The Pass, a pickup truck — possibly a Lincoln — rear-ended a Hyundai Palisade SUV that was stopped at a traffic light, in an initial crash involving two vehicles that then hit others. The other two vehicles involved were a light gray/blue Buick Encore subcompact SUV and a gray Hyundai sedan, for four vehicles in total.

Source: Pain In The Pass (CHP log account), Oct. 25, 2026

One person was airlifted by a Reach Air Medical helicopter to Loma Linda University Medical Center with injuries whose severity has not been disclosed, Pain In The Pass reported. It remains unclear what caused the initial crash or how many people were injured in total. The crash is under investigation by the CHP's Victorville office, and CHP's preliminary accident report has not yet been released.

Source: Pain In The Pass, Oct. 25, 2026