Overview
- The fall occurred just before 9 p.m. Thursday near South Mount Vernon Avenue and Centerpointe Drive in Colton when a 1-year-old boy fell from a moving vehicle.
- Responding officers found the unresponsive child at the scene and he was taken to a local hospital where he later died.
- The Colton Police Department's Major Accident Investigation Team and its detective division are leading the probe and say the circumstances that led to the fall are not yet known.
- Police have asked anyone who witnessed the incident or who has video or other information to contact Cpl. Jonathan Villalobos at 909-370-5000 or email jvillalobos@coltonca.gov.
- Authorities have not released identities, details on restraint use or vehicle condition, and the ongoing inquiry could lead investigators to clarify whether criminal charges or traffic findings are warranted.