Friends, colleagues and family members paid tribute at a memorial service Thursday in honor of a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputy killed in a crash that followed a brief pursuit.
Deputy Hector Cuevas, Jr., 36, was killed March 17 in a crash at a Victorville intersection. The crash in the high desert San Bernardino County community occurred during a chase.
His funeral service at the Ontario Convention Center included remarks from his law enforcement colleagues.
“Hector loved being a deputy sheriff, but more than that he was loved by every person he worked with,” said Capt. Randy German.
Law enforcement officers from across California attended the funeral, many comforting Cuevas’ family.
Funeral Services for Deputy Hector Cuevas, Jr.
For those wishing to view the funeral service virtually, it will be livestreamed on our official YouTube channel.Watch live at 11:00 a.m. on April 17, 2025
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“Family was everything to Hector,” Sheriff Shannon Dicus said. “He was the rock to his wife Mia and together they built a home with love and laughter. Hector’s children were his pride and his world and his joy.”
Video showed a patrol SUV split in two and debris scattered near the intersection of Seneca and El Evado roads. A black sedan in the intersection appeared to have front-end damage with airbags deployed inside the car.
The suspect in the pursuit, 22-year-old Ryan Dwayne Turner Jr., was charged with second-degree murder, evading law enforcement, and vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
A procession of law enforcement officers escorted the body to the coroner’s office in San Bernardino. The procession passed through the parking lot of the Victorville Police Station, which is about 1 mile east of the crash location.
Firefighters on top of two fire engines parked on a freeway overpass saluted as the procession passed.
Victorville contracts with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department for police services.
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