Dillon Vieira Death, Obituary, Twitter dillonvieira1- Dillon A. Vieira of Hesperia, California, died in a tesla semi truck accident on bear valley road Victorville near Mansfield bar on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. 26-year-old Dillon Vieira was identified by the San Bernardino County Coroner’s office as the driver killed in the “intentional” fatal Tesla crash on Bear Valley Road.
According to Police report, on Tuesday shortly after 8:00 p.m., Dillon Vieira was driving a Model S Tesla westbound at high speed when he collided with the back of a tractor-trailer. Debris strewn across the road from the moment of contact to just west of 5th Avenue, where the semi-truck came to a stop, dragging the automobile behind it.
The Tesla ripped through the semi’s Mansfield bar and became lodged underneath the trailer, pushing up the tires. Witnesses reported hearing no brakes while the vehicle was moving at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour.
Upon arrival of the Victorville City Fire Department arrived, Dillon Vieira was pronounced dead on the scene.
According to Sheriff’s spokeswoman Tricia Blake, the deputy and coroner investigator believed it was intentional based on the victim’s recent admissions, his last chats, and the evidence at the site.
The semi-truck driver was not hurt. Westbound Bear Valley Road was closed at 5th Avenue for an unknown amount of time while authorities investigated.
Dillon Vieira’s cause of death was ruled as suicide on a public street, according to the coroner’s office.