Updated 10/29: Victim identified in alleged hit-and-run that is being investigated as homicide

The victim killed in a suspected hit-and-run collision in Morongo Valley on Monday (October 27) has been identified. Members of the family confirmed to Z107.7 that 50 year-old Chris Garcia was killed in a pedestrian-versus-vehicle collision near the intersection of Senilis Avenue and Hess Boulevard at around 7:30 p.m. on Monday (10/27)

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has not officially released the name of the victim.

The California Highway Patrol said that the suspected hit-and-run is currently considered to have been an intentional act, and that a homicide investigation is being conducted by the Sheriff’s Department. The Sheriff’s Department has not released any details about the investigation.

Z107.7 will continue to update this story as we learn more.

UPDATED 10/28/25 9:00 a.m.: The California Highway Patrol said that this incident appears to be intentional, and that the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the collision as a homicide.

A possible hit-and-run collision has left one person dead in Morongo Valley. A collision on Monday evening (October 27) at around 7:35 p.m. occurred near the intersection of Senilis Avenue and Hess Boulevard in Morongo Valley. 

Information from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department says that this collision is being investigated as a homicide. Preliminary information provided by the California Highway Patrol describes the possible hit-and-run collision as a vehicle versus pedestrian.

Z107.7 has contacted the Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol for additional details about the incident. We will update our story as we learn more.