Two People Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash on Bear Valley Road near Jess Ranch Parkway
2 Hospitalized after Apple Valley Accident on Bear Valley Road
Apple Valley, California: Two people were sent to the hospital after a multi-vehicle collision that happened Tuesday morning on Bear Valley Road in Apple Valley.
Sheriff’s deputies, firefighters, and paramedics responded to the scene near Jess Ranch Parkway after they received reports of the crash around 11:30 a.m.
An initial investigation revealed that a red Dodge Charger was traveling westbound on Bear Valley Road behind a Dodge Ram towing a small enclosed trailer with tools.
The Charger rear-ended the Ram, sending it into oncoming traffic, where it collided with a Nissan Rogue. An Amazon truck stopped at the scene with minor damage but it was unclear how it was involved in the crash.
The female driver of the Nissan and a passenger in the Charger were hospitalized with unspecified injuries. The driver of the Nissan had reportedly recently undergone heart surgery.
Witnesses told authorities that the driver of the Charger was speeding and cutting off other vehicles prior to the accident.