Moreno Valley Car Accident – How Did Daniel Jacks And Daugther Die?
Jessica Burns
Updated on January 18, 2026
Both Daniel Jacks., the deputy, and his daughter Hannah were killed in a car accident near Moreno Valley on December 1.
The tragic deaths of Riverside County deputy Daniel Jacks Jr. and his 20-year-old daughter Hannah Jacks occurred in an automobile accident in Moreno Valley. The details of the car crash, which was allegedly caused by an intoxicated driver, are detailed below.
The driver had multiple injuries and was taken to the hospital. Afterward, he was detained on multiple charges, including two counts of murder.
Corrections deputy Daniel Jacks Jr., 45, worked for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. As of late, he’s been stationed at the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio. Since 2008, he’d been working with the agency.
Just recently, Jacks Jr. was elevated to the rank of corporal. He was tragically confirmed to be one of the victims of the tragedy in Moreno Valley.
Twenty-year-old Hannah Jacks was the daughter of a sheriff’s deputy in Riverside County. Together with his father, she was a passenger in the front seat at the time of the accident. Regrettably, the girl’s death was heartbreaking.
What caused the car crash that killed Daniel Jacks Jr. and Hannah Jacks?
Both Daniel Jacks, Jr., a deputy for Riverside County, and his daughter, Hannah, were killed in a strange vehicle accident, and the other driver (the suspect) was drunk. He is Moreno Valley resident Scott Bales, we’ve learned.
According to the allegations, Bales was driving west on Gilman Springs Road in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck when he veered across the center line and into oncoming traffic.
Afterward, he slammed into an eastbound Honda Insight head-on. Daniel Jacks Jr. was behind the wheel, while Hannah was riding shotgun. A video of the collision, which has gone viral, shows the damaged truck and car.
The medical examiner ruled that Daniel and Hannah Jacks had both died instantly in the vehicle crash.
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