2026 · First-half edition
San Bernardino accident report 2026
San Bernardino County bicycle accidents rise 40.1% and truck accidents 12.8% in the first half of 2026
The latest records show 220 bicycle-involved accidents and 423 truck-involved accidents from January through June. Overall injury and fatal accidents rose a more modest 1.5%, to 5,030.
Mapped injury and fatal accidents in San Bernardino County, January to June 2026
Bicycle accidents rise 40.1% while alcohol-involved accidents fall 4.0% in early 2026
January to June 2026 against the same six months of 2025, every measure on one scale. Bars to the right are increases. The e-bike row is drawn lighter because its earlier count was 14, too small to rank. Categories overlap and are never added together.
Motorcycle accidents rise 31.7% in Q1, then fall 16.1% in Q2
Each measure’s change in January to March (gray) and April to June (navy). Motorcycle accidents rose 31.7% in the first quarter and fell 16.1% in the second, so the six-month figure of +2.2% hides both. Bicycle accidents rose in both.
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| Measure | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| alcohol | 579 | 556 | -23 |
| bicycle | 157 | 220 | 63 |
| bicycle_injured | 152 | 216 | 64 |
| bicycle_killed | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| car | 4427 | 4468 | 41 |
| car_injured | 5530 | 5492 | -38 |
| car_killed | 62 | 44 | -18 |
| accidents | 4955 | 5030 | 75 |
| ebike | 14 | 40 | 26 |
| ebike_bicycle_flag_mismatch | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| ebike_injured | 16 | 40 | 24 |
| ebike_killed | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| fatal_crashes | 137 | 94 | -43 |
| hit_run | 470 | 496 | 26 |
| injured | 7077 | 7148 | 71 |
| killed | 152 | 105 | -47 |
| known_motorcycle_movement | 367 | 366 | -1 |
| lane_splitting_parties | 43 | 38 | -5 |
| motorcycle | 363 | 371 | 8 |
| motorcycle_parties | 369 | 367 | -2 |
| motorcyclists_injured | 359 | 344 | -15 |
| motorcyclists_killed | 20 | 17 | -3 |
| motorcyclists_serious_injury | 76 | 83 | 7 |
| pedestrian | 242 | 266 | 24 |
| pedestrian_injured | 201 | 239 | 38 |
| pedestrian_killed | 48 | 32 | -16 |
| serious_injury | 432 | 421 | -11 |
| truck | 375 | 423 | 48 |
| victims_injured | 7077 | 7148 | 71 |
| victims_killed | 152 | 105 | -47 |
San Bernardino city adds 112 accidents; trucks appear in 58.5% of I-40 accidents
January–June 2026 findings across cities, road users and routes. Percentages are shown only where the earlier count was 20 or more. None of these is a risk ranking; counts are not adjusted for population, miles or trips.
The local picture
San Bernardino city accidents rise 16.9% in the first half of 2026
The city recorded 775 injury/fatal accidents in January–June 2026, up from 663. Other places moved in different directions. Use the comparison below to see counts for each city and the county’s unincorporated areas.
City & County Comparison
Compare places within San Bernardino County. These controls change only the table below. Choose crash counts or people killed/injured; neither is an exposure-adjusted risk ranking.
Percent changes are hidden when the prior count is below 20. A dash does not mean zero. Sort by counts or absolute change to compare small places. Categories overlap.
Cars · January–June 2026
Cars appear in 88.8% of injury and fatal accidents in early 2026
Passenger cars were involved in 4,468 of San Bernardino County’s 5,030 recorded injury or fatal accidents in January–June 2026. That is nearly nine in ten accidents. The county total rose 0.9% from the same months of 2025, but local changes were much larger.
Car-involved accidents across the county, up from 4,427 in January–June 2025.
Of the county’s injury or fatal accidents involved a passenger car. Road-user categories overlap.
Car-involved accidents in San Bernardino city rose from 609 to 713. That is 104 more accidents.
Car accidents rise 6.7% in Q1, then fall 4.4% in Q2
| Period | 2025 | 2026 | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January–June | 4,427 | 4,468 | +41 | +0.9% |
| January–March | 2,127 | 2,269 | +142 | +6.7% |
| April–June | 2,300 | 2,199 | -101 | -4.4% |
Car-involved accidents occurred between 3 p.m. and 5:59 p.m., the largest three-hour total in the first half. Time was unknown for 34 accidents.
Here, car-involved means at least one party has statewide vehicle code A or B: passenger car or passenger car with trailer. Pickups and other vehicle classes are not added automatically.
San Bernardino city leads the city counts with 713 car accidents
The five cities with the most car-involved accidents in January–June 2026 are below. Counts are not adjusted for population or driving exposure.
| City | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 609 | 713 | +17.1% |
| Ontario | 465 | 471 | +1.3% |
| Fontana | 342 | 380 | +11.1% |
| Victorville | 254 | 245 | -3.5% |
| Rialto | 182 | 215 | +18.1% |
Unincorporated areas recorded another 830 car-involved crashes and are not a city. All 2025–2026 figures are provisional.
Car accident patterns · January–June 2026
Rear-end and broadside collisions make up 62.3% of car accidents
TIMS records 1,411 broadside collisions and 1,372 rear-end collisions involving passenger cars. Together, they account for 2,783 of the county’s 4,468 car-involved injury or fatal accidents.
Bars show each category’s share of all 4,468 car-involved crashes. Other types include 13 records with no stated collision type.
The largest three-hour count falls between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
That window accounts for 972 car-involved accidents, or 21.8% of the first-half total. Another 34 accidents have no valid recorded time.
These are recorded collision types and times. They do not establish why an accident happened or the risk per trip.
Source: RMD Law analysis of TIMS/SWITRS, September 28, 2026 release. Injury or fatal crashes only; 2026 figures are provisional.
Trucks · January–June 2026
Truck accidents rise 12.8% to 423 in the first half of 2026
Truck-involved accidents rose from 375 to 423 in the first half. The increase was 9.0% in January–March and 16.2% in April–June.
| Period | 2025 | 2026 | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January–June | 375 | 423 | +48 | +12.8% |
| January–March | 178 | 194 | +16 | +9.0% |
| April–June | 197 | 229 | +32 | +16.2% |
Truck-involved accidents were marked as occurring on a state highway. That is 65.2% of the county total for this category.
Truck involvement uses the TIMS big-truck crash flag. It does not mean every pickup is a big truck, or establish which road user caused the crash.
How the county compares
Trucks appear in 8.4% of county accidents, nearly twice the share elsewhere in California
Truck involvement accounts for 423 of 5,030 county injury/fatal accidents, compared with 3,153 of 74,865 across the rest of California. This describes the mix of reported accidents, not the risk per truck trip.
| Involvement | San Bernardino County | Rest of California |
|---|---|---|
| Truck-involved | 8.4% | 4.2% |
| Motorcycle-involved | 7.4% | 7.6% |
| Bicycle-involved | 4.4% | 7.0% |
| Pedestrian-involved | 5.3% | 6.5% |
Both geographies use the same provisional release and months. Rest of California excludes San Bernardino County. Categories overlap; shares do not add to 100%.
I-15 leads county route counts with 441 accidents in the first half of 2026
Injury or fatal accidents coded to a state route, January to June 2026, with the share involving a truck. 3,345 accidents carried no route code and have no recorded route; this does not establish road class. The map above draws the same corridors when the State highway layer is on.
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| Route | 2025 | 2026 | Truck-involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-15 | 438 | 441 | 89 |
| I-10 | 372 | 394 | 66 |
| I-210 | 186 | 229 | 20 |
| I-215 | 170 | 173 | 13 |
| SR-60 | 95 | 79 | 16 |
| SR-18 | 110 | 75 | 2 |
| I-40 | 61 | 53 | 31 |
| SR-62 | 55 | 45 | 2 |
| SR-138 | 42 | 30 | 3 |
| SR-38 | 30 | 27 | 2 |
Half of pedestrian accidents occur between 6 p.m. and midnight
Each row is one road user, each cell a three-hour window, shaded by that row’s share of its own accidents in January to June 2026. Half of pedestrian accidents fall between 6 p.m. and midnight; 65% of truck accidents are on state highways.
State highways account for 65.2% of truck-involved accidents
Share of each category’s accidents coded to a state highway. A road classification, not a count of accidents on bike paths or sidewalks.
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| Mode | 0:00 | 3:00 | 6:00 | 9:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| car | 227 | 243 | 552 | 566 | 785 | 972 | 658 | 431 | 34 |
| truck | 30 | 42 | 57 | 60 | 78 | 67 | 46 | 42 | 1 |
| motorcycle | 13 | 13 | 39 | 33 | 72 | 110 | 62 | 26 | 3 |
| bicycle | 2 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 38 | 65 | 35 | 17 | 1 |
| pedestrian | 10 | 11 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 47 | 88 | 45 | 3 |
Motorcycles · January–June 2026
Motorcycle accidents rise 31.7% in Q1, then fall 16.1% in Q2 2026
The six-month total rose just 2.2%, from 363 to 371. The quarter-by-quarter view matters: Q1 rose from 139 to 183, while Q2 fell from 224 to 188.
| Period | 2025 | 2026 | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January–June | 363 | 371 | +8 | +2.2% |
| January–March | 139 | 183 | +44 | +31.7% |
| April–June | 224 | 188 | -36 | -16.1% |
Motorcycle-involved accidents occurred between 3 p.m. and 5:59 p.m. in the first half, the largest three-hour total. Three accidents had no recorded time.
These counts do not measure risk per ride or show that lane splitting caused a change. Riding conditions, exposure and incomplete reporting need separate analysis.
The same first-half records include 17 motorcyclists killed and 344 injured, including passengers. These are people, not the 371 motorcycle-involved crashes. For the statewide context, see our California motorcycle report. Check its stated period and release before comparing figures.
Bicycles · January–June 2026
Bicycle accidents rise 61.5% in Q1 and 25% in Q2 2026
Bicycle-involved accidents rose from 157 to 220. The increase continued in Q2: 115 accidents were recorded, compared with 92 in the same months of 2025.
| Period | 2025 | 2026 | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January–June | 157 | 220 | +63 | +40.1% |
| January–March | 65 | 105 | +40 | +61.5% |
| April–June | 92 | 115 | +23 | +25.0% |
Bicycle-involved accidents were marked as occurring off state highways. This is a road classification, not a count of accidents on bike paths.
The bicycle flag and explicit e-bike code are separate fields. The 40 explicitly coded e-bike crashes below cannot simply be added to, or subtracted from, the bicycle total.
E-bikes: a separate coded measure
40 accidents explicitly involved an e-bike, compared with 14 a year earlier
These are accidents with CHP vehicle code 91. We show the counts because the earlier baseline is small and coding coverage needs care.
Two of the 40 crashes in 2026 did not have the general bicycle flag; one of the 14 in the 2025 comparison did not. This series cannot establish how much e-bikes explain bicycle growth.
| Period | 2025 | 2026 | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January–June | 14 | 40 | +26 | Small baseline |
| January–March | 4 | 16 | +12 | Small baseline |
| April–June | 10 | 24 | +14 | Small baseline |
Pedestrians · January–June 2026
Pedestrian accidents rise 9.9% to 266 in the first half of 2026
The county recorded 266 pedestrian-involved accidents in the first half of 2026, compared with 242 a year earlier. Both quarters recorded increases.
| Period | 2025 | 2026 | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January–June | 242 | 266 | +24 | +9.9% |
| January–March | 136 | 153 | +17 | +12.5% |
| April–June | 106 | 113 | +7 | +6.6% |
Pedestrian-involved accidents occurred between 6 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. Three accidents had no recorded time. Evening timing alone does not establish a cause.
Pedestrian-involved crashes count events. A crash can injure more than one person. These figures are not the number of pedestrian victims.
Alcohol involvement · Five local cities
Hesperia records 21 alcohol-involved accidents in the first half of 2026
The city recorded 21 injury or fatal accidents flagged for alcohol involvement in January–June 2026, compared with 23 in the same months of 2025. Across these five cities, San Bernardino city had the largest count: 97.
Alcohol-involved injury/fatal crashes · January 1–June 30 in each year
Source: UC Berkeley TIMS / SWITRS, September 28, 2026 release. Both years are provisional and have different reporting maturity. City boundaries follow the TIMS city field. Counts do not measure risk per driver or mile. Compare all county cities or read the methodology.
Two different directions
Hit-and-run accidents rise 5.5%; alcohol-involved accidents fall 4.0% in early 2026
The recorded changes move in different directions. A lower provisional count does not establish improved safety. Alcohol involvement is separate from an arrest or conviction.
Hit-and-run injury/fatal accidents, January–June 2025 versus 2026. Q1 increased; Q2 declined.
Alcohol-involved injury/fatal accidents over the same periods. Alcohol involvement does not identify a convicted impaired driver.
For a broader view across places and road users, see the California crash report. Each report identifies its own data release and comparison period.
The same six months, six years
Bicycle and truck accidents reach six-year first-half highs in 2026
The 2026 extract contains more bicycle-involved and truck-involved accidents than any other January–June period shown here. Motorcycle and pedestrian counts do not follow that pattern.
| Year / status | Bicycles | Trucks | Motorcycles | Pedestrians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · Final | 114 | 414 | 382 | 268 |
| 2022 · Final | 164 | 399 | 404 | 275 |
| 2023 · Final | 129 | 384 | 343 | 286 |
| 2024 · Final | 154 | 376 | 374 | 279 |
| 2025 · Provisional | 157 | 375 | 363 | 242 |
| 2026 · Provisional | 220 | 423 | 371 | 266 |
The 2024 first half above and full year below use final data from the September 28 release. Both cover all 25 city and unincorporated-area options.
Longer-term context
San Bernardino County recorded 10,395 injury and fatal accidents in 2025
Complete calendar years help put a quarter in context. All annual rows use the September 28 release. The 2021–2024 figures are final; 2025 remains provisional and can change.
| Year / status | All accidents | Cars | Trucks | Motorcycles | Bicycles | Pedestrians | People injured | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · Final | 10,998 | 9,752 | 853 | 792 | 229 | 581 | 15,540 | 427 |
| 2022 · Final | 10,564 | 9,374 | 814 | 858 | 310 | 604 | 14,923 | 458 |
| 2023 · Final | 10,370 | 9,225 | 799 | 739 | 309 | 583 | 14,732 | 386 |
| 2024 · Final | 10,521 | 9,301 | 790 | 790 | 373 | 580 | 14,892 | 355 |
| 2025 · Provisional | 10,395 | 9,215 | 825 | 757 | 368 | 554 | 14,826 | 291 |
2024: complete January–December final records from the September 28 TIMS release; 10,521 injury/fatal crashes. The annual charts use this same final 2024 row. Do not compare a first half with a full year or treat provisional and final counts as equally complete.
Why the data date matters
Two 2025 publications differ by 374 people injured or killed
That total combines 14,826 injured people and 291 people killed. These are people, not the 10,395 injury/fatal crashes recorded for the same year.
The county traffic-safety indicator, checked October 2, 2026, reports 14,743 people injured or killed in 2025. The newer extract is 374 higher. This is a comparison of two publications about the same year, not a year-over-year increase.
| Measure | County indicator | Refreshed TIMS extract | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| People injured | 14,530 | 14,826 | +296 |
| People killed | 213 | 291 | +78 |
| People injured or killed | 14,743 | 15,117 | +374 |
TIMS extract: September 28, 2026 release, processed through September 15. Both 2025 totals remain provisional. Snapshot and extraction choices can affect counts; the table does not isolate why each figure differs. Confirm matching definitions before treating one as a direct replacement for the other.
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Source and release
RMD Law analyzed the Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS), maintained by UC Berkeley SafeTREC using California Highway Patrol SWITRS records. This edition uses the September 28, 2026 release, processed by CHP through September 15, 2026. The current-year cutoff is June 30, 2026.
Provisional means subject to change
Both 2025 and 2026 are provisional. New reports and corrections can change counts. Equal calendar periods do not mean equal reporting maturity. These comparisons describe records in this release, not a settled change in crash risk. TIMS cautions against direct year-to-year comparisons of provisional and final counts. No completeness percentage is assumed.
What is counted
- Each crash is counted once per category by its case ID. Only injury or fatal crashes are included; property-damage-only crashes are excluded.
- Modes can overlap. A crash involving a car and bicycle can appear in both sections. Category totals must not be added together.
- Car involvement uses statewide vehicle codes A/B. Trucks use the big-truck flag. Explicit e-bike involvement uses CHP vehicle code 91; it is not assumed to be a clean subset of the bicycle flag.
- H1 means January 1–June 30; Q1 means January 1–March 31; Q2 means April 1–June 30. Both years use the same date boundaries.
- San Bernardino city is one part of San Bernardino County. Unincorporated areas are shown separately and included in the county total.
- Changes equal 2026 minus 2025. Percent changes divide that difference by the 2025 count. The city explorer hides percentages with a prior count below 20; the county e-bike section shows counts rather than a large percentage from a small base.
- Counts are not adjusted for population, miles traveled, trips or time spent walking or cycling. Timing, location and involvement do not prove causation.
Scope of this edition
The September 28 files cover full years 2021–2025 and January–June 2026. The complete final 2024 records were recovered from all 25 city and unincorporated-area options. The combined annual totals match an independent full-county TIMS query. The 2025 and 2026 records remain provisional. No earlier-release records are blended into these comparisons. The six-year table is a descriptive first-half series with mixed finality; it is not an all-time or confirmed-risk record. The 2026 statewide comparison uses all 58 counties from the same release. Rest of California excludes San Bernardino County. Statewide 2025 coverage is incomplete in the verified extract, so this edition makes no statewide year-over-year claim.
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