Grenade launcher found in car that crashed in Grand Terrace

San Bernardino County deputies who responded to an early Christmas Day collision in Grand Terrace reported that they have found a destructive device inside an abandoned vehicle, a grenade launcher.

Investigators believe the driver fled on foot following the single-car crash near the intersection of Glendora Drive and Barton Road at around 12:30 a.m. Friday.

Officials said that a bullet had gone through the vehicle’s rear window, shattering it before ending up on the dashboard. Deputies said they also found some blood in the center console and an anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher “in plain view” in the backseat.

The Sheriff’s Department issued a photo of the device by the vehicle, which the agency only described as a Honda. The car is registered to a 28-year-old Colton resident named Jesus Rodriquez, who’s currently on parole over assaulting someone with an automatic weapon, officials said.

Deputies are yet to find the person who was driving the Honda, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

Officials provided no more information about the device and the crash. They asked anyone with details to call the Sheriff’s Department’s Central Station at 909-387-3545.