A memorial service was held at the Ontario Convention Center honoring San Bernardino Sheriff Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr., who was killed in a pursuit crash last month. Christian Cazares reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on April 17, 2025.
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.
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WATCH HEREHis 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.
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SIGN UP Law enforcement officers from across California attended the funeral, many comforting Cuevas' family.
Funeral Services for Deputy Hector Cuevas, Jr.
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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."
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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.
